Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Specs Comparison

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9.0
Google Pixel 2 XL
9.0
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Google Pixel 2 XL Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Apr 01, 2022
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3520 mAh
5000 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
6.30 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
159.9 x 74.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.5-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
76.66 % 85.36 %
Peak brightness
800 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2x 2.4GHz Cortex A-78 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex A-55
GPU
Adreno 540 Yes
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (12), One UI UI

Battery

Capacity
3520 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
15h 45min
Video
7h 45min
Gaming
Untested

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
64 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 32 MP

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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 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 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 949 $ 450

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Mar 17, 2022

Alternative variants

Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 849
With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 8GB
Internal storage 256GB
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