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| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| -- | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.78 x 2.90 x 0.35 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 6.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 576 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| 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 XL has an overall score of 82.5, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy S6 Active's 80.9 global score. Galaxy S6 Active counts with a brighter screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a quite smaller display and a bit lower 2560 x 1440px resolution, it also counts with a bit higher amount of pixels per display inch.
Galaxy S6 Active counts with a bit better performance than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Galaxy S6 Active also counts with an additional graphics processor and a 64 bits processor. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a much better storage for games and applications than Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Google Pixel 2 XL features a little longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Active, because it has a 1% larger battery capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL takes much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy S6 Active, because although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels resolution and a lower video definition, and they both have a same size back-facing camera sensor, the Google Pixel 2 XL also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos.
Google Pixel 2 XL is not only the best devices in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it an easy decision.
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