Phone Comparison - Essential PH-1 vs Google Pixel 2 vs Google Pixel 2 XL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Essential Google Google
Announced May 2017 October 2017 October 2017
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - October 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 61,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 73,000 ($849.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths Black, White Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm
(5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
(5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type Single-SIM Single/Dual SIM Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
Notification LED Yes Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
User Interface Ambient OS - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64/128 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.71 inches 5.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.79% 67.74% 76.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 13 MP 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection & Laser Autofocus, f/1.8 aperture, EIS (gyro), OIS, Dual-Pixel sensor, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX v5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3040 mAh 2700 mAh 3520 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -