Razer Phone vs Razer Phone 2 Comparison and Differences
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Razer Phone or Razer Phone 2 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Razer Phone | Razer Phone 2 | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2017, November | 2018, October | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 158.5 x 77.7 x 8 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.06 in | 158.5 x 79 x 8.5 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 3.11 in | |
| Weight | 197 g | 6.95 oz | 220 g | 7.76 oz | |
| Body Build | Aluminum body | Front glass, aluminum body | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black | Mirror back, Rugged satin | |
| Battery | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 750 EUR | 850 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | IGZO IPS LCD | IGZO IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.7" in | 5.72" in | |
| Screen area | 89.6 cm2 | 90.2 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 16:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 72.7% | 72.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1440 x 2560 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 515 PPI | 513 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5, oleophobic coating | |
| Other specs | - Wide Colour Gamut -120 Hz -380 nits |
- Wide Colour Gamut -120 Hz -580 nits |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
| 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 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.6, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/30/60/120fps, stereo sound rec. | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0 | 8 MP, f/2.0 | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30/60fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.1 (Oreo) | Android 8.1 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (Pie) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 540 | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64 GB, 8 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 8 Total | 275322 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 411 | 543 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1474 | 1895 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1262 | 2118 | |
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2020 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 380 | 503 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1685 | 2188 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1913 | 2336 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 6604 | 8499 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 7908 | 13360 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / 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 & TD-SCDMA -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), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 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, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | Yes, with A-GPS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 4.2, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
- 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 24W (Quick Charge 4+) |
- Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 15W - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -RGB Illuminated Razer Chroma Logo on the back |
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