Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-09-20 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.86 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Prism crush black, Prism crush green, Prism crush violet and Prism crush white | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 1560 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 268 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 25.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 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 |
| 9.68 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 XL is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A30s, getting a overall score of 82.5 against 79.8. Although it's the best device in this comparison, we must highlight that it's also older, a bit heavier and just a bit thicker. The Google Pixel 2 XL features a way better screen than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher display pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1440 x 2880px.
The Galaxy A30s features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 2 XL, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy A30s also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 2 XL features a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A30s. They have 8 cores and the same RAM amount.
The Google Pixel 2 XL takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy A30s, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera and a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for capturing pictures and videos in low light environments, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy A30s has just a little bit longer battery performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3520mAh.
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