Google Pixel 2 XL vs Huawei nova 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017	Jul 11, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm	5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gold, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED	IPS LCD
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1920x1080px, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-T830 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion	2950 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging

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 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Second camera
	8 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	20 MP

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	b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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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