Essential Phone PH-1 vs Google Pixel 2

Comparing the Essential Phone PH-1 vs Google Pixel 2 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Essential Phone PH-1 and Google Pixel 2 run at the same processing speed of 2.45 GHz.

Display: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Google Pixel 2 offers 5 inches, making Essential Phone PH-1 the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 2 features a AMOLED display compared to Essential Phone PH-1's IPS LCD, making Google Pixel 2 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google Pixel 2 offers 12.2 MP, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Essential Phone PH-1 and Google Pixel 2 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Essential Phone PH-1 offers a higher battery capacity with 3040 mAh, while Google Pixel 2 offers 2700 mAh, making Essential Phone PH-1 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Google Pixel 2 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Essential Phone PH-1 offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 2 the better option for storage.

Essential Phone PH-1

₹44,990

(Not Released in India)

Google Pixel 2

₹61,000

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

75%

77%

Release Date

20 Oct, 2019

01 Nov, 2017

Performance


Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 835
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED
1312x2560 px (FHD+)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	12.2 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Camera	N/A

Front Camera


8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


3040 mAh	2700 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB

64 GB

User Ratings

N/A	4.5/5 (8,524 ratings)

Video

1 Video

1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Processor

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540

RAM

4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1312x2560 px (FHD+)

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

505 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.32 %

67.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

N/A

Design

Height

141.5 mm

145.7 mm

Width

71.1 mm

69.7 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

185 grams

143 grams

Build Material

Frame: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Ceramic Titanium

Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

N/A	Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Fixed Focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3040 mAh

2700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
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) / 1500(band 11) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope