ISSUE 44 • ANDROID ADVISOR 23REVIEWGoogle Pixel 2 Google Pixel 2 XLPrice £629 (64GB), £729 (128GB)^ £799 (64GB), £899 (128GB)^Operating system Android Oreo, Google Assistant Android Oreo, Google Assistant
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 835^ Qualcomm Snapdragon 835^
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 540
RAM 4GB 4GB
Storage 64/128GB 64/128GB
Primary camera 12.2Mp single lens, dual-LED flash 12.2Mp single lens,dual-LED flash^
Selfie camera 8Mp 8Mp
Audio USB-C (earphones included) USB-C (earphones included)
Fingerprint scanning Yes (on the rear) Yes (on the rear)
Waterproofing IP67 IP67
with the included charger. It’ll charge to over 70
percent in just 30 minutes in our tests, and battery
life appears to be decent: we’ve not yet had enough
time to fully test this with both light and heavy use.
Above is a handy side-by-side comparison of
the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL.Cameras
Dual-camera setups are in fashion at the moment,
but Google eschews this in favour of just one
camera both front and rear. At the rear is a 12.2Mp