Meanwhile, the OnePlus 6's price is notably cheaper at $529, £469 and AU$702, and is made by a darkhorse of a company whose inexpensive and powerful phones have garnered a loyal fan base.
Both are top-caliber phones, but each have different benefits and disadvantages. If you're torn between the two,
based on their design, cameras, software features and performance.
OnePlus 6 in white and rose gold), both look bland. But the Pixel 2 is waterproof. Similar to the move Apple and made with their flagships, waterproofing the Pixel 2 not only makes it truly competitive to the top-tier phones,
but it's just more durable for users too.
Google-pixel-2-0476-024 The OnePlus 6 has a large screen and barely-there bezels. Josh Miller/CNET I wish
the OnePlus 6 had followed suit. (OnePlus does claim that the OnePlus 6 is more water resistant than past iterations,
but because it's not IP-certified for water protection you can forget about dunking it safely underwater.)
But in every other design aspect, the phone has the upperhand. It has a bigger 6.28-inch screen, ultra-thin bezels
and a headphone jack. The latter is particularly beneficial to me since it means I can still use my beloved headphones without carrying around a dongle.
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