Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017	Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$949

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm	6.30 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 75.43% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G71
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion	3500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single 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	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
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) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, ANT+, 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
Radio
	FM
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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
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 Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2017 FCC ID value: ZNFG011C	Date approved: Nov 09, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA730F
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.41 W/kg	Head: 0.20 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg Phablet: 3.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

with 32 GB storage

Memory	4GB/32GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 2 XL Specs	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Google Pixel 2 XL Review	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) Review
User Reviews
Google Pixel 2 XL User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy A8+ (2018) User Reviews