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| Global Score | |
| 80.4 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2017-07-07 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.04 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Silver | Black, Blue and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 611.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Exynos M1and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP12 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 2 has an overall score of 81.6, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Note Fan Edition's 80.4 general score. Google Pixel 2's design has the same thickness than the Galaxy Note Fan Edition, but it is lighter. Samsung Galaxy Note Fan Edition counts with a bit better looking display than Google Pixel 2, because it has a higher 1440 x 2560px resolution, a little bit more pixels per inch of display and a bit bigger display.
Galaxy Note Fan Edition has a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Google Pixel 2's processor is just as good as the Galaxy Note Fan Edition one, both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Google Pixel 2 captures a little bit better videos and photos than Galaxy Note Fan Edition, because although it has a tinier sensor capturing worse quality videos and pictures and a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light photography and videos, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a more mega pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy Note Fan Edition features better battery performance than Google Pixel 2, because it has 3200mAh of battery capacity instead of 2700mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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