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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 81.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Blue and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 is much better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, with an 81.6 score against 73.7. Google Pixel 2 is a a little bit thinner and extremely lighter cellphone than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, even though both were released with only a couple of months difference. The Google Pixel 2 counts with a bit sharper display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution, the Google Pixel 2 also counts with a quite higher screen density.
The Google Pixel 2's processing unit is just as good as the Xperia XA1 Plus one, and although the Google Pixel 2 has a higher amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Google Pixel 2 has a bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Google Pixel 2's camera is just as good as the camera in Xperia XA1 Plus, because although the Google Pixel 2 has a tinier camera sensor which offers a lower photo and video quality and a back camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better captures and videos in poorly lited situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Xperia XA1 Plus features greater battery life than Google Pixel 2, because it has a 27 percent bigger battery size.
Google Pixel 2 is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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