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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-10 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Coral and White | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 437 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7904 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 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 |
| 9.46 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.12 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 XL has an overall score of 82.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A40's global score of 79.6. The Google Pixel 2 XL is a heavier cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A40, but both of them are equally thin. The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy A40, because it has a higher 1440 x 2880 resolution, a just a little greater display pixels density and a bit larger screen.
Samsung Galaxy A40 features a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. Google Pixel 2 XL counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A40. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 processing cores.
Google Pixel 2 XL counts with just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A40, because it has a 3520mAh battery capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy A40, because although it has a lot less mega-pixels back facing camera and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, it also counts with a bigger sensor capturing more light and vivid colors and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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