Google Pixel 2 XL vs iPhone X: Which phone is better?

It could be argued that the iPhone X has the most striking design of any Apple smartphone to date.

The main change is the Super Retina display, which is a new OLED panel that occupies almost all of the handset’s front. This was achieved by ditching the Home button – and the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, too – from the front of the phone, making it possible to reduce the bezel depth.

Google, by comparison, has offered up quite the mixed bag in terms of the design.

For instance, the Google Pixel 2 is largely similar to last year’s Google Pixel, retaining the dual-tone rear and thick bezels.

But the Google Pixel 2 XL is where things have really progressed. Like Apple, Google has opted for an all-screen front design. That’s no surprise, mind; such designs are increasingly en vogue, with rival handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and LG V30 touting similarly screen-heavy aesthetics.

Google Pixel 2 vs iPhone X Specs: What’s new?

For starters, you get a large, pixel-dense 5.8-inch screen with a display resolution of 1125 x 2436 pixels – that works out at 458ppi.

It’s powered by the supremely nippy A11 Bionic chip, too. That’s a custom-built processor designed by Apple, offering six cores and rapid performance. It’s one of the fastest mobile chips we’ve ever seen, so you certainly won’t be disappointed in how the iPhone X runs.

Other perks include 3GB of RAM, and fairly generous storage options of either 64GB or 256GB.

The other key feature is a dual-camera module on the back, which makes use of a f/1.8 aperture and a f/2.8 aperture for impressive depth-of-field and swanky portrait shots.

By comparison, the Google Pixel 2 features a far smaller 4.97-inch display with a lowly Full HD resolution. The phone is cheaper, in fairness, but it still feels a little dinky by 2017’s standards.

Many users may find the 6-inch AMOLED Google Pixel 2 XL more comfortable, and find visual enjoyment from the very dense QHD-resolution display.

Powering both Google Pixel 2 phones is the Snapdragon 835, a high-performance processor built by US chipmaker Qualcomm. This chipset has already been seen working wonders in the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and OnePlus 5, so there’s no questioning its capabilities. It’s fast as hell, basically.

Backing up the processor is 4GB of RAM, and storage options of either 64GB or 128GB. Apple may have the edge with its top storage variant, but it’s beaten on RAM although iOS optimisations mean Apple phones don’t need as much RAM as their Android counterparts.