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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| 2017-05-05 | 2017-10-19 |
| 6.50 x 3.11 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| -- | P-OLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 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 + 16.00 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 |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL is better than the Xperia XA1 Ultra, with an 82.5 score against 72.8. Even when Google Pixel 2 XL and the Xperia XA1 Ultra were only released 6 months apart, Google Pixel 2 XL is a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter. The Google Pixel 2 XL has a better screen than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Google Pixel 2 XL also has a way higher 1440 x 2880 resolution and a better count of pixels per inch of screen.
Google Pixel 2 XL has a quite bigger memory to store more games and applications than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Xperia XA1 Ultra and the Google Pixel 2 XL count with extremely similar processing units, both have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Google Pixel 2 XL has better battery duration than Xperia XA1 Ultra, because it has a 30 percent more battery size. The Google Pixel 2 XL takes a little bit better videos and photos than Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra, because although it has a tinier sensor which offers a worse photo and video quality and a way lower 12.2 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better photos and videos in poorly lited environments.
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