Google Pixel 2 XL vs Samsung Galaxy S8 vs LG G6 Comparison
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Google Pixel 2 XL
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Samsung Galaxy S8
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LG G6
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 2 XL | Samsung Galaxy S8 | LG G6 |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, October | 2017, March | 2017, February |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in | 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in | 148.9 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.83 in |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 155 g | 5.47 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3/5), aluminum frame |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Black & White | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink, Burgundy Red | Astro Black, Ice Platinum, Terra Gold, Marine Blue, Mystic White, Raspberry Rose, Moroccan Blue, Lavender Violet |
| Battery | 3520 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 67 h |
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| Approximate price | 530 EUR | 390 EUR | 270 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED | Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.8" in | 5.7" in |
| Screen area | 92.6 cm2 | 84.8 cm2 | 84.1 cm2 |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.4% | 83.6% | 78.6% |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 1440 x 2960 px | 1440 x 2880 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 570 PPI | 564 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
- Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 12 MP, Single | 13 MP, Dual |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF | -12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -13 MP, f/1.8, 30mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.12µm, 3-axis OIS, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.4, 12mm (ultrawide), no AF |
| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS) | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 100 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 96 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF | 5 MP, f/2.2, 18mm |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 77 | 73 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 80 | 71 | |
| DxOMark Video | 71 | 75 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); LG UX 6 UI |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
- Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | - Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) - EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - USA & China |
- Quad-core (2x2.35 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
Adreno 530 |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 203156 | 231907 | 172026 |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 380 | 361 | 298 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1319 | 1243 | 581 |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1255 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 571 | 531 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 358 | 340 | 297 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1507 | 1454 | 717 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1826 | 1763 | 1664 |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6121 | 6028 | 3795 |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7088 | 8798 | 6911 |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 3410 | 3246 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM card & eSIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / 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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 66(1700/2100), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -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), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edge | Yes | 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, 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 | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX | 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.32 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.65 W/kg (head) 1.23 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head) 0.15 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | FM radio (market dependent) |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | Yes |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only) -Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
| Versions |
- Also known as Google Pixel XL2 |
- Versions: G950F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G950FD (Global Dual-SIM); G950U (USA Unlocked); G950A (AT&T); G950P (Sprint); G950T (T-Mobile); G950V (Verizon); G950R4 (US Cellular); G950W (Canada); G950 |
- Versions: LG G6+ with 128 GB storage; H870 (Europe); H871 (AT&T); H872 (T-Mobile); H873 (Canada); H870K (Australia); LS993 (Sprint); US997 (U.S. Cellular); VS988 (Verizon Wireless) |