Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 8 Pro and Huawei P50 Pro - Which is better?

Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Huawei P50 Pro

78 out 100
Google Pixel 8 Pro
VS
67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
Google Pixel 8 Pro
Huawei P50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Huawei P50 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 489ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 213g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 8 Pro and Huawei P50 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 8 Pro
vs
Huawei P50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1228x2700 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 489 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2400 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1594 nits
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
sRGB gamut99.5 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 8 Pro], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 158.8 mm (6.25 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 72.8 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 8 Pro
87.1 %
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 8 Pro and Huawei P50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1760
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
4442
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17601369
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44423644
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
CPU378836200677
GPU371060236558
Memory185462148683
UX217177155415
NanoReview Score1152535741333

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11
OS Size 14 GB 19.4 GB
UI Skin Stock Android HarmonyOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 4360 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:23 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 8 Pro
19:29
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Web Browsing08:23 h05:47 h
Video Playback12:10 h09:15 h
Games04:58 h04:08 h
Standby Mode87 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 126 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GNVOmnivision OV50A
Sensor size1/1.311/1.5
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.5
Focal length113 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.551/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/2.01/3.06
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
155
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
153
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Bokeh6580
Preview7553
Zoom152149
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 8 Pro], [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
143
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Huawei P50 Pro
146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (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
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 8 Pro
89.4 dB
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr August, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 1000
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

Note

Google Pixel 8 Pro:

The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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