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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 10, 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-28 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.24 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black and White |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 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 |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm 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 and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 XL has a general score of 82.5, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy J8's overall score of 76.7. Even though Google Pixel 2 XL and the Samsung Galaxy J8 were only released 8 months apart, Google Pixel 2 XL is a little lighter and a bit thinner. The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy J8. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
Google Pixel 2 XL features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy J8, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a lot more pixels per inch in the screen and a much better resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. Galaxy J8 has a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Google Pixel 2 XL has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy J8, because it has a 1% larger battery capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL features a slightly better camera than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for taking images or videos in poorly lited situations and a way less MP resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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