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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

80 out of 100
OnePlus Nord 4
VS
79 out of 100
Google Pixel 8 Pro
OnePlus Nord 4
Google Pixel 8 Pro

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.74-inch OnePlus Nord 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3) that was released on July 16, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus Nord 4
  • Shows 44% longer battery life (28:03 vs 19:29 hours)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Comes with 450 mAh larger battery capacity: 5500 vs 5050 mAh
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • The phone is 10 months newer
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1911 and 1760 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1608 against 1171 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 23W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Reverse charging feature
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Nord 4 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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
Phone:
Nord 4
vs
Pixel 8 Pro

Display

TypeAMOLEDOLED
Size6.74 inches6.7 inches
Resolution1240 x 2772 pixels1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio20.1:920:9
PPI450 ppi489 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-120 Hz)Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness2150 nits2400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1600 nits
HDR supportYes, HDR10+Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate240 Hz -
Screen protectionTempered glassGorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio89.7%87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space95.7%99.5%
PWM119 Hz120 Hz
Response time6 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinity∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Nord 4
1171 nits
Pixel 8 Pro+37%
1608 nits

Design and build

Height162.6 mm (6.4 inches)162.6 mm (6.4 inches)
Width75 mm (2.95 inches)76.5 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness7.99 mm (0.31 inches)8.8 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight199.5 g (7.04 oz)213 g (7.51 oz)
WaterproofIP65IP68
Advanced coolingVapor chamber -
Rear materialMetalGlass
Frame materialMetalMetal
ColorsBlack, Silver, GreenBlack, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nord 4+3%
89.7%
Pixel 8 Pro
87.1%

Performance

Tests of OnePlus Nord 4 and Google Pixel 8 Pro in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3Google Tensor G3
Max clock2800 MHz3000 MHz
CPU cores8 (1 + 4 + 3)9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture- 3 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 2.8 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
ManufacturingTSMCSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)YesYes
GraphicsAdreno 732Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units768896
GPU clock950 MHz890 MHz
FLOPS~1459.2 GFLOPS~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nord 4+16%
5143
Pixel 8 Pro
4442
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Nord 4
1068279
Pixel 8 Pro+8%
1152535
CPU190665378836
GPU488541371060
Memory223295185462
UX165778217177
Total score10682791152535
Samples[2 tests][3 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size8, 12, 16 GB12 GB
Memory typeLPDDR5XLPDDR5X
Memory clock4200 MHz4200 MHz
Channels44
Storage
Storage size128, 256, 512 GB128, 256, 512, 1024 GB
Storage typeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory cardNoNo

Software

Operating systemAndroid 14 Android 14
ROMOxygenOS 14.1Stock Android
OS size17 GB14 GB

Battery

Capacity5500 mAh5050 mAh
Max charge power100 W30 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingNo Yes (23 W)
Reverse chargingNoYes, (wireless)
Fast chargingYes (60% in 15 min)Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time0:28 hr1:23 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing15:37 hr08:23 hr
Watching video14:05 hr12:10 hr
Gaming06:45 hr04:58 hr
Standby113 hr87 hr
General battery life
Nord 4+44%
28:03 hr
Pixel 8 Pro
19:29 hr

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels50 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61448192 x 6144
ZoomDigitalOptical, 5x
FlashDual LEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens112°126°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length25 mm25 mm
SensorSony LYTIA LYT-600Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.95"1/1.31"
Pixel size0.8 micron1.2 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55"
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
SensorSony IMX355 -
Sensor size1/4.0"1/2.0"
Pixel size1.14 micron0.8 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 65
Preview - 75
Zoom - 152
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels16 megapixels10.5 megapixels
Image resolution4608 x 34563648 x 2736
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length24 mm21 mm
SensorSamsung S5K3P9 -
Sensor size1/3.09"1/3.1"
Pixel size1 micron1.22 micron
AutofocusNoPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Video resolution1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 143
Video - 149

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)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 version23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortNoYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portYesNo
Network
Number of SIM*21
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
Multi SIM modeStandby -
eSIM support*NoYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat*1320
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackNoNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosNoNo
Speakers test
Max loudness
Nord 4
82.8 dB
Pixel 8 Pro+8%
89.4 dB

Other

CategoryMid-rangeFlagship
AnnouncedJuly 2024October 2023
Release dateAugust 2024October 2023
Launch price$499$999
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
Further details
Notes on Nord 4:
    - The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.
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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