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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-01-13 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Blue and White |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 is a little bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a global score of 81.6 against 75.8. Google Pixel 2's construction has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it is lighter. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a quite better display density.
Google Pixel 2 features a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Google Pixel 2 takes a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with way less mega pixels, it also counts with a lot better video quality and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images.
Google Pixel 2 counts with a better memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Galaxy A5 (2017) has a little better battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has an 11% larger battery size.
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