OnePlus 8 Pro vs Google Pixel 6 Pro
71
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on April 14, 2020, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 19 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8 Pro
- Shows 14% longer battery life (31:10 vs 27:15 hours)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Comes with 493 mAh larger battery capacity: 5003 vs 4510 mAh
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (869K versus 741K)
- The phone is 1-year and 7-months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
- More energy-efficient CPU – Google Tensor
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3168 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 513 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 88.8% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 258 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 7.5 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 214497 | 244572 |
| GPU | 214483 | 272616 |
| Memory | 139980 | 160815 |
| UX | 167491 | 190234 |
| Total score | 741955 | 869007 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 50.2 °C | 40.4 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3839 | 6208 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9740 | 8598 |
| Video editing | 5847 | 6884 |
| Photo editing | 28294 | 17970 |
| Data manipulation | 9784 | 11157 |
| Writing score | 14016 | 16291 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2750 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 20 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4510 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (30 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 23 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:55 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:42 hr | 08:47 hr |
| Watching video | 13:39 hr | 12:29 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 04:43 hr |
| Standby | 105 hr | 93 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 48 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX689 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 104 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.25", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2020 | October 2021 |
| Release date | April 2020 | October 2021 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 6 Pro . But if the software is more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 8 Pro .
