Xiaomi 14 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on February 22, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Ultra
- 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2033K versus 1152K)
- Shows 14% longer battery life (22:08 vs 19:29 hours)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1287 nits)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.73 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3200 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 522 ppi | 489 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 2400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Xiaomi Shield Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.9% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.2 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 219.8 g (7.75 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 3300 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 903 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 450321 | 378836 |
| GPU | 867551 | 371060 |
| Memory | 404276 | 185462 |
| UX | 311241 | 217177 |
| Total score | 2033389 | 1152535 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 47.7 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 86% | - |
| Graphics test | 93 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 15676 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14693 | - |
| Video editing | 7926 | - |
| Photo editing | 32334 | - |
| Data manipulation | 16113 | - |
| Writing score | 19642 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12, 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 31 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 15 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:34 hr | 1:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:23 hr | 08:23 hr |
| Watching video | 12:26 hr | 12:10 hr |
| Gaming | 04:35 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 109 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP 5) Depth | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 - 4.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-900 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/0" | 1/1.31" |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" | 1/2.0" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 65 |
| Preview | 83 | 75 |
| Zoom | 160 | 152 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Xiaomi 14 Ultra from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32B | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3.1" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 149 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2024 | October 2023 |
| Release date | February 2024 | October 2023 |
| Launch price | $1499 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 90 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on 14 Ultra:
- The rear cover is available in glass or eco-leather, while the frame can be aluminum or titanium.
- The front glass is either Xiaomi Shield Glass or Xiaomi Longjing Glass.
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
- The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

