Nokia 6 (2018) vs Google Pixel 2 Comparison and Differences

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Nokia 6 (2018)

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Google Pixel 2

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Nokia 6 (2018) or Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Nokia 6 (2018) Google Pixel 2
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Release date 2018, January 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148.8 x 75.8 x 8.2 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.98 in 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.74 in
Weight 172 g | 6.07 oz 143 g | 5.04 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body (6000 series) Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
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Colors Black/Copper, White/Iron, Blue/Gold Kinda Blue, Just Black, Clearly White
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 507 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 119 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" in 5" in
Screen area 82.6 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 73.2% 67.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 1920 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 403 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display
-95% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -16 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
Functions Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
DxOMark Photo 80
DxOMark Video 71

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One Android 8.0, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 508 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 384
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1323
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 570
GeekBench 5 Single Core 359
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1838
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6060
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7175
GeekBench 4 Battery 3012

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - Hong Kong, Taiwan
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - EMEA & APAC 
LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600) - LATAM 
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Hong Kong, Taiwan
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.94 W/kg (head)     1.82 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio with RDS No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W: 50% in 30 min

- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

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