Google Pixel 2 vs Essential Phone PH-1

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Google Pixel 2 and Essential Phone PH-1 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 Google Pixel 2 and Essential Phone PH-1 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.

Google Pixel 2

₹61,000

(Discontinued)

Essential Phone PH-1

₹44,990

(Not Released in India)

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Summary

Spec Score

77%

75%

Release Date

01 Nov, 2017

20 Oct, 2019

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


8 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


2700 mAh	3040 mAh
Fast Charging	Fast Charging

Storage

64 GB

128 GB

User Ratings

4.5/5

(8,524 ratings)

N/A

Video

1 More Video

1 Video

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

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

LPDDR4X

N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1312x2560 px (FHD+)

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

441 ppi

505 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.71 %

84.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

N/A	Yes with notch

Design

Height

145.7 mm

141.5 mm

Width

69.7 mm

71.1 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

143 grams

185 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Frame: Ceramic Titanium
Back: Ceramic Titanium

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

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
Primary Cameraf/1.8CMOS image sensor

N/A

13 MP

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Hybrid autofocus Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 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

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

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A	Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh

3040 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

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)

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 Speed:

75 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 15)

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

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