Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Google Pixel 2

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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.

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Sony Xperia XZ1
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₹61,000
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Summary

Release Date

25 Sep, 2017
01 Nov, 2017
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 835
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.2 inches (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

19 MP
Primary Camera
12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

13 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

2700 mAh
2700 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Sturdy design
  • Good performer
  • Front-firing speakers and Hi-res audio support
  • Android Oreo out-of-the-box
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Looks archaic in comparison to other flagships
  • No dual-cameras on the back
  • Heating issues
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5
(187 ratings)
4.5/5
(8,524 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video
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General

Launch Date

Sep 25, 2017
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v8.0 (Oreo)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Stock
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

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

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 540
Adreno 540
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.2 inches  (13.21 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
441 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

68.84 %
67.71 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

148 mm
145.7 mm
150.83 mm

Width

73 mm
69.7 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm
7.8 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

155 grams
143 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65 IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

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
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

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

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5000 x 3500 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

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
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
640x480 @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2700 mAh
2700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
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
N/A
4G Speed:
75 Mbit/s ↑ 800 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 15)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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