Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy J8 Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 2 XL
Google Pixel 2 XL Samsung Galaxy J8
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Jun 28, 2018
6.0-inch · 2880x1440px
6.0-inch · 1480x720px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
3520 mAh
3500 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches
159.2 x 75.7 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 6.24 oz (177.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
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, Pink, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.0-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
76.66 % 75.79 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 506
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 4GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB, available to use: 51 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung TouchWiz UI

Battery

Capacity
3520 mAh 3500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

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
16 MP (PDAF, CCD image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal Length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 16 MP (Flash, HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

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) Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 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 Cat 6 (300/50 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
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, microUSB cable, Documentation, Quick Start Guide, Headphones and SIM removal tool.

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Jun 27, 2018

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