Google Pixel 2 vs Huawei Honor 8C

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, 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), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

-

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat6, 301 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

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

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

IPS capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.0 inches

6.26 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

720 x 1520 pixels
Pixel density

441 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen, GFF full lamination
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Always-on display, 95% DCI-P3 coverage

-

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12.2 MP, f/1.8

13 MP, f/1.8
2 MP
Primary camera resolution

-

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection & laser autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

dual-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

optical image stabilization

-
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

100

-
DxOMark video

96

-
DxOMark camera score

99

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WLAN DLNA

Yes

-
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

aptX HD

-
NFC

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

SMS(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging Push Mail

Push Mail

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

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

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, light, proximity