Google Pixel 2 XL vs Sony Xperia L2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2017	Jan 08, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$949	$250

Design

Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm	5.91 x 3.07 x 0.39 inches 150 x 78 x 9.8 mm
Weight
6.17 oz / 175.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum, Glass	Back: 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	Black, Gold, Pink

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body	5.5-inch, 71.24% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED	IPS LCD, 400 nits
Resolution
2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI	1280x720px, 16:9 ratio, 267 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	MediaTek MT6737T (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Quad-core 1500 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-T720 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3520 mAh, Li - Ion	3300 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

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	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
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) Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66	1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
	Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

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

Alternative variants

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

Dual SIM

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Dual SIM	Yes

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