Google Pixel 2 XL vs Xiaomi Mi A2

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - China
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
HSPA speed

-

HSPA
LTE speed

-

LTE
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (3CA) Cat15, 800 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Front glass, aluminum body
SIM

Nano-SIM card & eSIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

157.9 mm

158.7 mm
Width

76.7 mm

75.4 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

175 g

168 g
Waterproof

IP67 certified, 1 m and 30 minutes

-
Dust proof

IP67

-
Colors

Black & White, Just Black

Black, Cherry Pink, Flame Red, Glacier Blue, Sand Gold

Display
Display type

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen

LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.0 inches

5.99 inches
Resolution

1440 x 2880 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

538 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, 100% DCI-P3 coverage

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12.2 MP, f/1.8

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.9" , 1.25 µm, 2x optical zoom
20 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.8" , 1 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4000 x 3000 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Electronic image stabilization

-

EIS (gyro)
Camera features

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.6" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

MMS

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging Push Email

-

Push Email
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity