Xiaomi 14 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Xiaomi 14 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

90 out of 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
79 out of 100
Google Pixel 8 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.36-inch Xiaomi 14 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14
  • 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2031K versus 1152K)
  • Shows 31% longer battery life (25:30 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
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 36% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1183 nits)
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.34 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 440 mAh larger battery capacity: 5050 vs 4610 mAh
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14 and Google Pixel 8 Pro crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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 tests

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.36 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1200 x 2670 pixels1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI460 ppi489 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (10-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness3000 nits2400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, Dolby VisionYes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionGorilla Glass VictusGorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio89.4%87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space99.6%99.5%
PWM429 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1183 nits
1608 nits

Design and build

Height152.8 mm (6.02 inches)162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width71.5 mm (2.81 inches)76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness8.2 mm (0.32 inches)8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight193 g (6.81 oz)213 g (7.51 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialGlassGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Silver, Green, PinkBlack, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 14 and Google Pixel 8 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3Google Tensor G3
Max clock3300 MHz3000 MHz
CPU cores8 (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 cache12 MB -
ManufacturingTSMCSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 750Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units1536896
GPU clock903 MHz890 MHz
FLOPS~2774 GFLOPS~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
2031113
CPU452780378836
GPU851183371060
Memory411673185462
UX315477217177
Total score20311131152535
Samples[17 tests][3 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature47.9 °C45.8 °C
Stability71% -
Graphics test92 FPS -
Graphics score15401 -
PCMark 3.0
Web score15732 -
Video editing7904 -
Photo editing31257 -
Data manipulation15991 -
Writing score19653 -

Memory

RAM
RAM size8, 12, 16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4200 MHz4200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size256, 512, 1024 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)Android 14
ROMHyperOS 2.0Stock Android
OS size28 GB14 GB

Battery

Capacity4610 mAh5050 mAh
Max charge power90 W30 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (50 W)Yes (23 W)
Reverse chargingYes, (wireless)Yes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (58% in 15 min)Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:35 hr1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing10:59 hr08:23 hr
Watching video17:04 hr12:10 hr
Gaming05:15 hr04:58 hr
Standby111 hr87 hr
General battery life
25:30 hr
19:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomOptical, 3.2xOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingUp to 24FPSNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion1920 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens115°126°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
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
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.31"1/1.31"
Pixel size1.2 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.8
Focal length75 mm113 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.55"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.7 micron
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm -
SensorSamsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size1/2.76"1/2.0"
Pixel size0.64 micron0.8 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh5565
Preview7375
Zoom134152
SamplesPhoto samples of Xiaomi 14 from DxOMarkPhoto samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels10.5 megapixels
Image resolution6528 x 48963648 x 2736
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length22 mm21 mm
SensorOmnivision OV32B -
Sensor size1/3"1/3.1"
Pixel size0.7 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 60 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 143
Video - 149

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-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 version5.45.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version3.23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortYes, DP 1.2Yes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVICGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*21
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*2020
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
92.6 dB

Other

CategoryFlagshipFlagship
AnnouncedOctober 2023October 2023
Release dateNovember 2023October 2023
Launch price$999$999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerYes, 90 WNot included
Further details
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.
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