Google Pixel 2 vs Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 2

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Google Pixel 2 or Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 2 Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
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Release date 2017, October 2017, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm | 5.74 x 5.74 x 2.74 in 129 x 64 x 9.3 mm | 5.08 x 5.08 x 2.52 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 140 g | 4.94 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Glass fiber reinforced plastic body
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Colors Kinda Blue, Just Black, Clearly White Black, White Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 550 EUR 330 EUR
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 4.6" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 58.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.9% 70.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 319 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display
-95% DCI-P3
- Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 19 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps
DxOMark Main Score 99
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 96
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.4, 18mm, 1/4''
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
DxOMark Selfie Score 77
DxOMark Photo 80
DxOMark Video 71

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0, upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) 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 (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 205147
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 384 411
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1323 1414
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1400
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 570 564
GeekBench 5 Single Core 359 382
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1507 1624
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1838 1890
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6060 6422
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7175 7814
GeekBench 4 Battery 3012

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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