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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 5.0 | -- |
| 2015-05-26 | 2017-10-19 |
| 5.76 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.08 ounces | 6.17 ounces |
| Black, Brown, Green and White | Black and White |
| Glass; metal | Aluminum and Glass |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 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 |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 430 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2930mAh Battery | 3520mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 590 hours standby time 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.88 | 5.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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
The Google Pixel 2 XL is much better than the Sony Xperia Z3+, getting an 82.5 score against 73.7. Even though Google Pixel 2 XL is way newer than Sony Xperia Z3+, it is thicker and heavier. The Sony Xperia Z3+ has just a bit better looking screen than Google Pixel 2 XL, although it has a bit worse pixel density, a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a quite smaller display.
The Google Pixel 2 XL features a quite better performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The Xperia Z3+ captures slightly better videos and photos than Google Pixel 2 XL, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Xperia Z3+ also counts with a way better resolution camera and a bigger sensor capturing higher quality photographs and videos.
The Google Pixel 2 XL counts with a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Xperia Z3+, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 2 XL has better battery performance than Sony Xperia Z3+, because it has a 3520mAh battery size.
The Google Pixel 2 XL is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Sony Xperia Z3+, which makes this phone an easy choice.
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