Google Pixel 2 XL vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison
Smartphone 1
Google Pixel 2 XL
Smartphone 2
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Smartphone 3
Samsung Galaxy S8+
Compare Google Pixel 2 XL and Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S8+
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 2 XL | Apple iPhone 8 Plus | Samsung Galaxy S8+ |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, October | 2017, September | 2017, March |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in | 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.07 in | 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm | 6.28 x 6.28 x 2.89 in |
| Weight | 175 g | 6.17 oz | 202 g | 7.13 oz | 173 g | 6.1 oz |
| Body Build | Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back | Front/back glass, aluminum frame | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Black & White | Gold, Space Gray, Silver, Red | Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Rose Pink |
| Battery | 3520 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 2691 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | 3500 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h |
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| Approximate price | 530 EUR | 770 EUR | 470 EUR |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | P-OLED | LED-backlit IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | 16M |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.5" in | 6.2" in |
| Screen area | 92.6 cm2 | 83.4 cm2 | 98.3 cm2 |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | 18.5:9 (height:width) |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.4% | 67.4% | 84.0% |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2880 px | 1080 x 1920 px | 1440 x 2960 px |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 538 PPI | 401 PPI | 529 PPI |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Other specs | - Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 |
- Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button -True-tone |
- HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Single |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF | -12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 57mm (telephoto), 2x optical zoom, PDAF |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF |
| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 1080p@30/60/120fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps (gyro-EIS) | 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| DxOMark Main Score | 99 | 94 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 100 | 96 | |
| DxOMark Video | 96 | 89 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 7 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm | 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) | 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF |
| Functions | HDR | Face detection, HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 77 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 80 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 71 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) | iOS 11, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 7.0 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | - Apple A11 Bionic (10 nm) | - Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - USA & China |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | - Hexa-core (2x Monsoon + 4x Mistral) | - 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 |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Apple GPU (three-core graphics) | Mali-G71 MP20 - EMEA Adreno 540 - USA & China |
| External memory | No | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only |
| Internal memory | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 64/256 GB, 3 GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 378011 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 118857 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 118036 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 60136 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 118857 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 203156 | 302943 | 230369 |
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 380 | 1050 | 361 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1319 | 2162 | 1212 |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1195 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 571 | 527 | |
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 5298 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 358 | 917 | 343 |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1507 | 1993 | 1443 |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1826 | 4224 | 1771 |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6121 | 10193 | 6032 |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7088 | 8348 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 2842 | 4097 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM card & eSIM | Nano-SIM | 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 -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), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 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, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| USB | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) | 2.0, proprietary reversible connector | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body) |
SAR - 0.67 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.27 W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No | Yes |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging (capped at 10.5 W) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- 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) |
| Versions |
- Also known as Google Pixel XL2 |
- Versions: A1864 (USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China) A1897 (EMEA, UAE, LATAM, Canada, USA AT&T/T-Mobile, Singapore); A1898 (Japan) |
- Versions: G955F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); G955FD (Global Dual-SIM); G955W (Canada); G955A (AT&T); G955P (Sprint); G955T (T-Mobile); G955V (Verizon); G955R4 (US Cellular); G955U (USA Unlocked); G955 |