Samsung Z2 vs Google Pixel

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Comparing the Samsung Z2 vs Google Pixel 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 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.15 GHz, while Samsung Z2 runs at 1.5 GHz, making Google Pixel the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Z2 offers 4 inches, making Google Pixel the larger display of the two. Google Pixel features a AMOLED display compared to Samsung Z2's TFT, making Google Pixel the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12.3 MP, while Samsung Z2 offers 5 MP, making Google Pixel better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Pixel offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Z2 offers 0.3 MP, making Google Pixel better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel offers a higher battery capacity with 2770 mAh, while Samsung Z2 offers 1500 mAh, making Google Pixel better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Z2 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Google Pixel offers 32 GB, making Samsung Z2 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Google Pixel receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Z2 has a rating of 3.5.

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Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2016
13 Oct, 2016
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

N/A
Spreadtrum SC9830A
Snapdragon 821
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
1 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.0 inches (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
TFT
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
5 MP
Primary Camera
12.3 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

N/A
0.3 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
1500 mAh
2770 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

User Ratings

3.5/5
(11,588 ratings)
4.4/5
(4,520 ratings)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 29, 2016
(Official)
N/A
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Tizen v2.4
Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Stock
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC9830A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 530
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

1 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

TFT
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

4.0 inches  (10.16 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.6:9

Pixel Density

233 ppi
441 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.5 %
68.8 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

No
Corning Gorilla Glass v4
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Display Colour

16M
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

121.5 mm
143.8 mm
162.7 mm

Width

63 mm
69.5 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

10.8 mm
8.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

127 grams
143 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Excellent

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.55µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
4032 x 3024 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

0.3 MP
Front Camera
8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

1500 mAh
2770 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 8 Hours(3G)
Up to 26 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
32 GB / 128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MPEG4
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Back
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

Games

Yes
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

Android Market World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A
N/A

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