Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Google Pixel 2 XL

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Google Pixel 2 XL across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 2 XL runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus runs at 2.39 GHz, making Google Pixel 2 XL the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel 2 XL offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Google Pixel 2 XL the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 2 XL features a P-OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 8 Plus's IPS LCD, making Google Pixel 2 XL the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Google Pixel 2 XL feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 2 XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus offers 7 MP, making Google Pixel 2 XL better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 2 XL offers a higher battery capacity with 3520 mAh, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus offers 2675 mAh, making Google Pixel 2 XL better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Apple iPhone 8 Plus and Google Pixel 2 XL offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Google Pixel 2 XL receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 8 Plus has a rating of 4.5.

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Apple iPhone 8 Plus
₹49,900
(Out of Stock)
Google Pixel 2 XL
₹45,499
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
78%

Release Date

29 Sep, 2017
15 Nov, 2017

Performance

Apple A11 Bionic
Snapdragon 835
Hexa Core (upto 2.39 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
IPS LCD
P-OLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

2675 mAh
3520 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
NVMe
N/A

User Ratings

4.5/5
(4,995 ratings)
4.6/5
(8,188 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

396,963
AnTuTu Score
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 29, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

iOS v11
Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A
Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

Apple A11 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Processor

Hexa Core

2.39 GHz, Dual core, Monsoon 1.42 GHz, Quad core, Mistral
Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Co-Processor

M11
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (three-core graphics)
Adreno 540

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

396,963
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
P-OLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x2880 px (QHD+)

Brightness

625 nits
N/A

Aspect Ratio

16:9
18:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
537 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.25 %
76.71 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

158.4 mm
157.9 mm

Width

78.1 mm
76.7 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

202 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Gorilla Glass
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length Back-illuminated sensor BSI
12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera57 mm focal length
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
8 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
640x480 @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

2675 mAh
3520 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 15)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A