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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Nokia | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-07-02 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.70 x 0.34 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.88 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and White |
| Metal and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 159.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 310 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6750 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2990mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is much better than Nokia 3.1, having a general score of 82.5 against 65.5. Even though the Google Pixel 2 XL and Nokia 3.1 were only released 9 months apart, Google Pixel 2 XL's design is just a bit thinner but also way heavier. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a little better hardware performance than Nokia 3.1, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has 1 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a sharper screen than Nokia 3.1, because it has a larger screen, a much better 1440 x 2880 resolution and way more pixels per inch in the display. The Google Pixel 2 XL features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Nokia 3.1, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit better camera than Nokia 3.1, because although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution camera, it also counts with a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low-light situations. Google Pixel 2 XL counts with greater battery duration than Nokia 3.1, because it has an 18% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, Google Pixel 2 XL is also the cheapest one, making this phone an easy choice.
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