Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy A15 5G Specs Comparison

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9.0
Google Pixel 2 XL
5.1
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Google Pixel 2 XL Samsung Galaxy A15 5G
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Dec 16, 2023
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.5-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
3520 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$949 $200

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
6.30 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
160.1 x 76.8 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g 7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
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 Blue Black, Light Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 84.49% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested 1072 (Average)
Bright Min
2 (Good) 1.7 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Mediatek Dimensity 6100+ (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76
6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (14)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 683
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 1728
3D Mark High
Untested 340
3D Mark Low
Untested 335

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 43min
Browsing
10h 41min
Video
12h 15min
Gaming
10h 19min

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
50 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
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)
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
13 MP
Video capture: 1080p
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
122
Overall
136
Photo
107
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
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, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual 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

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