Five reasons Google Pixel 2 is better than iPhone 8

Google unveiled its Pixel 2 brand new phones on Wednesday. The Google Pixel 2 and Apple iPhone 8 look different as you would expect, but both offer stunning, premium, well-built designs. 

Here are five ways that the Pixel 2 sounds like it will be better than the iPhone 8. 

5. Better resolution: 

If you want the biggest screens with the highest resolution, you won't find them in a Pixel 2. The Pixel 2 features a 5-inch (1920 x 1080) OLED display, while the Pixel 2 XL rocks a 6-inch (2880 x 1440) p-OLED panel. 

Though the iPhone 8 (4.7 inches, 1334 x 750) and iPhone 8 Plus (5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080) are even smaller there by giving an edge to the pixel line this department. 

4. Better camera: 

The new Google Pixel 2 has bumped the iPhone 8 Plus and Galaxy Note 8 off the number one spot to become the top-performing smartphone camera in DxO Labs' mobile photography tests. Just a day after Samsung's latest device matched Apple's largest iPhone 8 handset with an overall DxOMark score of 94, Google's newly launched Pixel 2 has now beaten both dual-lens devices with a score of 98, despite its rear-mounted single-camera design. 

3. New eSIM Technology: 

You’ll be able to use Google’s newest smartphones, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL, without needing to pop in a SIM card, the company announced today. As long as you’re a Project Fi subscriber, Google will use the devices’ built-in eSIMs to authenticate your cellular account. Prior to today, no smartphone has ever used the eSIM standard. The relatively new technology has typically been reserved for LTE-equipped tablets, smartwatches, and other cellular wearables. 

2. Superfast charging out of the box: 

According to Android Central, the Pixels out of the box will come with an 18W USB-C power adapter that allows for 7 hours of battery life in just 15 minutes. That's not a small number by any means, but if you manage to get your hands on a compliant power delivery charger, you'll be able to use a power adapter up to 27W with the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. 

1. Google Assistant: 

The Pixel 2 is packed with AI smarts powered by Google Assistant. There’s Google Lens, that lets you use the camera to learn about things around you; Active Edge, so you can squeeze your phone to summon Assistant; and new actions that let you control your phone and your life with your voice. 

iPhone 8 has Siri, of course, but it’s not quote as capable as Assistant is on the Pixel 2. For example, you can point your phone at an address on a piece of paper, and it will recognize it, scan it, and add it to your contacts without any prompts. Siri just isn’t capable of doing that.