Huawei Mate X2 vs Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison

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8.8
Huawei Mate X2
9.0
Google Pixel 2
Huawei Mate X2 Google Pixel 2
Released · Feb 25, 2021
Released · Oct 19, 2017
8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Quad camera
Single camera
8GB · 256GB
4GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
2700 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 22, 2021 Oct 04, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$2785 $749

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 5.74 x 0.32 inches
161.8 x 145.8 x 8.2 mm
5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
Folded
6.37 x2.93 x0.57 inches (161.8 x 74.6 x 14.7 mm)
Weight
10.41 oz / 295.0 g 5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Crystal Blue, Crystal Pink, White, Black Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 86.89% screen-to-body 5.0-inch, 67.92% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz AMOLED
Resolution
2480x2200px, 414 PPI 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Folding inside the device
Front cover display
6.5 inches
2700 x1160 px
OLED
90Hz refresh rate, Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso
Rear cover display
Part of the main display
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000 (5 nm) Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Cortex-A77@3.13 GHz
3 x Cortex-A77@2.54 GHz
4 x Cortex-A55@2.05 GHz
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G78 Adreno 540
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
8GB/512GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (10) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 2700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 55.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.28"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
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
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 17 mm
Third camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 10.0x
Aperture size: F4.4
Focal Length: 240 mm
Fourth camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 70 mm
Flash
Dual LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: UW 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, Infrared NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79, n80, n84
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 15, 2017
FCC ID value: NM8G011A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.79 W/kg
Body: 0.11 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.12 W/kg

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