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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-02-24 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.78 x 2.89 x 0.32 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black and White |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | $ 152.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") 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 |
| 8.8 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 690 hours standby time 15 hours talk time | -- |
| 5.2 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 2 XL has an overall score of 82.5, which is better than the Xperia Z2's 72.9 overall score. The Google Pixel 2 XL design is incredibly newer and a bit thinner, but a bit heavier than Xperia Z2. Google Pixel 2 XL and Xperia Z2 feature very similar CPUs, because although the Google Pixel 2 XL has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a larger amount of RAM.
The Sony Xperia Z2 has a bit more vivid display than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a lot lower 1920 x 1080 resolution, a just a little lower pixels quantity in each screen inch and a bit smaller display. Google Pixel 2 XL has a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory.
The Google Pixel 2 XL captures much clearer videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z2, because although it has a smaller camera sensor taking worse quality photos, a camera with much less megapixels resolution and a worse (4K) video resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low light captures and videos.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a little better battery performance than Xperia Z2, because it has 3520mAh of battery capacity against 3200mAh.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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