Google Pixel 2 XL vs Huawei P20 Pro Specs Comparison

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9.0
Google Pixel 2 XL
8.5
Huawei P20 Pro
Google Pixel 2 XL Huawei P20 Pro
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Mar 27, 2018
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.1-inch · 2240x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3520 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Mar 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
6.10 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
155 x 73.9 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 6.35 oz / 180.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Black, Gold, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.00% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED OLED
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2240x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 408 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 4 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 970 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G72 MP12
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion 4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple 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
40 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.78"
Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
20 MP (Black and White, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.6
Focal Length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
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 (60 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
24 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
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, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFG011C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.40 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.41 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $849
Dual-SIM
Dual SIM Yes
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