Phone Comparison - Google Pixel vs Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Google Pixel 2 XL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung Google
Announced October 2016 August 2017 October 2017
Status Available - October 2016 Coming Soon - September 2017 Available - October 2017
Price Rs. 57,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 73,000 ($849.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Very Silver, Quite Black, Really Blue Black, Blue Coral, Gold Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.6 mm
(5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
157.9 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
(6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Nano-SIM & electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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
- Google Magic
- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Splash and dust resistant
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Processor Dual-core 2.15 GHz Kryo & dual-core 1.6 GHz Kryo, Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 540
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/128 GB 64/128/256 GB 64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.3 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.83% 83.03% 76.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels Dual 12 MP 12.2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, 1.55µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto 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 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.4, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
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
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2770 mAh 3300 mAh 3520 mAh
Stand by Up to 552 h - -
Talk Time Up to 32 h - -