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Google Pixel 2 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy S9 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S9
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 8.0Android 8.0Android 10Android 8.0
CPU clock speed2.35 GHz2.35 GHz2.2 GHz2.7 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998Qualcomm Snapdragon 730Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 540Qualcomm Adreno 540
N/A
ARM Mali-G72 MP18
RAM memory4 GB4 GB6 GB4 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in6.0 in5.8 in5.8 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
yes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1080 x 1920 px1440 x 2880 px2340 x 1080 px1440 x 2960 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • P-OLED
OLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Pixel density441.0 ppi538.0 ppi443.0 ppi570.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
N/A
no
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
yes
HDRnonoyesyes
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"
Primary sensor resolution12.2 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.2 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px3840 x 2160 px
N/A
3840 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
960.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Optical image stabilizationyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyes
N/A
yes
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
1.9 f

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Lens aperture
N/A
F/2.4F/2.0F/1.7
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
77.0 °
N/A
Primary sensor size1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
1/2.55"

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readernono
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
N/A
400GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
  • Just black
  • White
Just black
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
MaterialAluminumAluminumPolycarbonate
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Water resistantyesyes
N/A
yes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.74 in6.22 in5.67 in5.81 in
Width2.74 in3.02 in2.73 in2.7 in
Depth0.31 in0.31 in0.32 in0.33 in
Weight5.04 oz6.17 oz5.04 oz5.75 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
N/A
yes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensor
N/A
yesyesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face scanner
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnono
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyes
N/A
no
Bluetoothyesyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.05.0
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • aptX HD
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFCyesyes
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSBUSB
N/A
USB
USB version
3.0/3.1
3.0/3.1
N/A
3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)nono
N/A
yes
Video outputNoNo
N/A
DisplayPort over USB-C
Type of USB connector
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB Type-C
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
  • EDGE
  • EV-DO
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation systemGLONASS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
yes
4G LTEyesyes
N/A
yes
Streaming standardsGoogle CastGoogle Cast
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
GSM frequencies
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batterynono
N/A
no
Battery capacity2700.0 mAh3520.0 mAh3140.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Fast chargingyesyes
N/A
yes
Fast charging standard
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
Wireless charging nono
N/A
yes
Standby time
N/A
N/A
N/A
326.0 h
Talk time
N/A
N/A
N/A
22.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC

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