Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S9+ Specs Comparison

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9.0
Google Pixel 2 XL
9.0
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Google Pixel 2 XL Samsung Galaxy S9+
Released · Oct 19, 2017
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.0-inch
6.2-inch
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
6GB · 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
6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches
158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.17 oz (175.0 g) 6.67 oz (189.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue, Polaris blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch 6.2-inch
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 531 PPI
Technology
P-OLED Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
76.66 % 83.68 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
Adreno 540 Adreno 630
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3520 mAh 3500 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless 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 (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus)
Optical zoom: 2.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 52 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR), Video capture: 2560x1440 (QHD) (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback 32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation 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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) 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 Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 19, 2017
FCC ID value: ZNFG011C
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965U
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: 0.36 W/kg
Body: 0.79 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
Phablet: 3.94 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 949 $ 840

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017 Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 849
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG965F
Measured SAR Head: 0.23 W/kg
Body: 0.58 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.05 W/kg
Phablet: 3.68 W/kg
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 940
with 128 GB storage
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 890
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