Google Pixel 2 XL vs Huawei P40 Pro Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 2 XL
Google Pixel 2 XL Huawei P40 Pro
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Apr 07, 2020
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.6-inch · 2640x1200px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3520 mAh
4200 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
6.23 x 2.86 x 0.35 inches
158.2 x 72.6 x 8.95 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 7.37 oz (209.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Glass
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 3D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Deep Sea blue, Ice white, Black, Blush gold, Silver frost

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2640x1200px, 19.8:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Technology
P-OLED OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz
Screen-to-body
76.66 % 91.54 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 990 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G76 MP16
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB (UFS 3.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion 4200 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Huawei SuperCharge
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W
Wireless: 27.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad 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
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
40 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal Length: 18 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.54"
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 5.0x
Aperture size: F3.4
Focal Length: 125 mm
Fourth camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
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 (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps), 720p (7680 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
32 MP (Dual-Camera, Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n7, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41 Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 949
In The Box
Charger, USB Type-C Cable, USB Type-C Earphones, Quick Start Guide, Eject Tool, Warranty Card

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Mar 26, 2020

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
MSRP $ 849
with 256GB storage
Memory 256GB
with 512GB storage
Memory 512GB
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