Google Pixel 8 vs Pixel 6 Pro
76 out of 100
VS
71 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Google Pixel 8 (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
- Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1459 against 862 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1142K versus 930K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1697 and 1331 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
- Weighs 23 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 428 mAh larger battery capacity: 5003 vs 4575 mAh
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- 20% higher pixel density (512 vs 428 PPI)
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 170 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Rose gold | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 | - 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 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 355012 | 245121 |
| GPU | 374696 | 306201 |
| Memory | 183080 | 171401 |
| UX | 229909 | 207450 |
| Total score | 1142697 | 930173 |
| Samples | [9 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.7 °C | 40.4 °C |
| Stability | - | 56% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6207 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 8640 |
| Video editing | - | 6928 |
| Photo editing | - | 18415 |
| Data manipulation | - | 11067 |
| Writing score | - | 16399 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4575 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 27 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:08 hr | 06:56 hr |
| Watching video | 14:06 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 | 126° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.31" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | - | 104 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/2.9" |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 64 | - |
| Zoom | 129 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | - |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 115 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | 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 | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | October 2021 |
| Release date | October 2023 | October 2021 |
| Launch price | $699 | $900 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
