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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-01-06 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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
The Google Pixel XL is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), with an 81.3 score against 79.2. Despite of the fact the Google Pixel XL is older and just a bit thicker than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), it's design is still just a little lighter. Google Pixel XL counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1440 x 2560px and a little bit more pixels per inch of screen.
The Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better processing power than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Galaxy A8 (2018) also has a higher number of faster cores. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better storage capacity for apps and games than Google Pixel XL, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Google Pixel XL has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3450mAh battery size. Google Pixel XL takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a back facing camera with way less megapixels resolution and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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