Razer Phone vs Google Pixel 2 XL Comparison and Differences

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Razer Phone or Google Pixel 2 XL Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Razer Phone Google Pixel 2 XL
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Release date 2017, November 2017, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.5 x 77.7 x 8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.06 in 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in
Weight 197 g | 6.95 oz 175 g | 6.17 oz
Body Build Aluminum body Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
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Colors Black Just Black, Black & White
Battery 4000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3520 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology IGZO IPS LCD P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.7" in 6" in
Screen area 89.6 cm2 92.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 72.7% 76.4%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1440 x 2880 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 515 PPI 538 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Wide Colour Gamut
-120 Hz
-380 nits
- Always-on display
-100% DCI-P3
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.4µm, Dual pixel PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, PDAF
-12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@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 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (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 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 64 GB, 8 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 203156
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 411 380
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1474 1319
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1262
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 571
GeekBench 5 Single Core 380 358
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1685 1507
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1913 1826
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6604 6121
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7908 7088

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-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, LTE 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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 24W (Quick Charge 4+)

- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Google Pixel XL2

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