ISSUE 46 • ANDROID ADVISOR 7REVIEWSamsung and Google, we’ve compared the Galaxy
S8 and Pixel 2 in detail.
The phone feels lighter than I expected it
to be, but at 143g is pretty normal. It measures
145.7x69.7x7.8mm, 0.7mm thinner than the first
Pixel. It is far more utilitarian, but thankfully screams
along with the Snapdragon 835 (4x 2.35GHz and 4x
1.9GHz) chipset and 4GB RAM. You have a choice
between 64 and 128GB of non-expandable storage,
but you’ll pay £100 extra for the latter.
This is where the Pixel lifts its unexciting design
above Android phones from OEMs like Samsung, LG
and Sony. When Google can handle the hardware
and give it stock Android, the performance is
unparalleled. In 2017 only the OnePlus 5 is as fluid
in overall software experience as the Pixel 2.
Despite making a huge joke about having one last
year when the iPhone didn’t, the Pixel 2 does not have