Huawei nova 2 vs Google Pixel 2 XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2017	Oct 04, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$949

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches 142.2 x 68.9 x 6.9 mm	6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	6.17 oz / 175.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum, Glass
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, Gold, Blue	Black, White

Display

Size
5.0-inch, 70.39% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	P-OLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 441 PPI	2880x1440px, 18:9 ratio, 537 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
2950 mAh, Li - Polymer	3520 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.25 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
8 MP Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
20 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 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
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, 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
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

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

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