Google Pixel 2 XL vs Google Pixel 4 XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017	Oct 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$949	6GB/64GB - $899

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm	6.31 x 2.96 x 0.32 inches 160.4 x 75.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Just black, Clearly white, Oh so orange

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 82.21% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 534 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion	3700 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 53min

Browsing

10h 3min

Video

7h 17min

Gaming

8h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 45 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFG011C	Date approved: Sep 03, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.41 W/kg	Head: 1.35 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg Phablet: 3.57 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

for Europe

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71

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