Google Pixel 8 Pro vs OnePlus 15R

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs OnePlus 15R, Manufactured in January, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 489ppi
  • Lighter design: 213g vs 214g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15R
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7400mAh vs 5050mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 8 Pro and OnePlus 15R
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 489 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2400 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
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
OnePlus 15R
n/a
sRGB gamut99.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 8 Pro
87.1 %
OnePlus 15R
91 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 8 Pro and OnePlus 15R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 3840 MHz
CPU Cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)
6/3.32 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 829
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1760
OnePlus 15R
2847
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
4442
OnePlus 15R
9422
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17602847
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44429422
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20796
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
OnePlus 15R
2969231
CPU378836954408
GPU371060939113
Memory185462385833
UX217177689877
NanoReview Score11525352969231

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 7400 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (60% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:23 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 8 Pro
19:29
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Web Browsing08:23 hn/a
Video Playback12:10 hn/a
Games04:58 hn/a
Standby Mode87 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 126 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 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 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GNVSony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length113 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KGM5n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/2.01/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
155
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
153
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview75n/a
Zoom152n/a

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 n/a
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
143
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version 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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 8 Pro
89.4 dB
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr January, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

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 OnePlus 15R the clear winner in this comparison.

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