Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Google Pixel 2

Comparing the Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Google Pixel 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Sony Xperia XZ1 and Google Pixel 2 run at the same processing speed of 2.45 GHz.

Display: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a screen size of 5.2 inches, while Google Pixel 2 offers 5 inches, making Sony Xperia XZ1 the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 2 features a AMOLED display compared to Sony Xperia XZ1's IPS LCD, making Google Pixel 2 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 19 MP, while Google Pixel 2 offers 12.2 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sony Xperia XZ1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google Pixel 2 offers 8 MP, making Sony Xperia XZ1 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Sony Xperia XZ1 and Google Pixel 2 offer the same 2700 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Both Sony Xperia XZ1 and Google Pixel 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

User Rating: Google Pixel 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Sony Xperia XZ1 has a rating of 4.2.

Sony Xperia XZ1

₹44,990

(Out of Stock)

Google Pixel 2

₹61,000

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

77%

Release Date

25 Sep, 2017

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


5.2 inches (13.21 cm)	5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


19 MP Primary Camera	12.2 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera


13 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


2700 mAh	2700 mAh
Quick Charging	Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Sturdy design
Good performer
Front-firing speakers and Hi-res audio support
Android Oreo out-of-the-box

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Looks archaic in comparison to other flagships
No dual-cameras on the back
Heating issues

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.2/5

(187 ratings)

4.5/5

(8,524 ratings)

Video

1 Video

1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2017

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)

Custom UI

N/A

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

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

441 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.84 %

67.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Design

Height

148 mm

145.7 mm

Width

73 mm

69.7 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

155 grams

143 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Aluminium

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP67

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

19 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS 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

Autofocus

Yes Hybrid Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5000 x 3500 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

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

Autofocus

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

Very Good

Capacity

2700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

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)
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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

Rear

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope