Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G96. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 489ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
  • Lighter design: 179.5g vs 213g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M4 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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Connectivity:
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 489 ppi 409 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2400 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1 % 84.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1594 nits
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
730 nits
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) 159.87 mm (6.29 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 73.87 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.09 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 179.5 g (6.33 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP53
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 8 Pro
87.1 %
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
84.5 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 8 Pro and Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G3 MediaTek Helio G96
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2050 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)
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.05 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 12 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU Cores 896 128
GPU Frequency 890 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS 243 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1760
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
684
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 8 Pro
4442
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1900
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1760684
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44421900
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 8 Pro
1152535
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
386760
CPU378836126133
GPU37106061516
Memory18546289310
UX217177109801
NanoReview Score1152535386760
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 8 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
1162
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a6 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1162
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 8 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
8134
Writing scoren/a9298
Web scoren/a6275
Video editingn/a5041
Data manipulationn/a7147
NanoReview Scoren/a8134

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 14 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (23 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (53% in 30 min) Yes (51% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:23 h 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 8 Pro
19:29
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
23:19
Web Browsing08:23 h07:52 h
Video Playback12:10 h12:41 h
Games04:58 h05:16 h
Standby Mode87 h132 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6936 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 126 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GNVOmniVision OV64B40
Sensor size1/1.311/2
Pixel size1.2 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.01/4
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
155
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 8 Pro
153
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview75n/a
Zoom152n/a

Front camera

Matrix 105 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.06
Pixel size 1.22 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
143
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 8 Pro
149
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
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 2, 3, 5, 8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE category2013
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 8 Pro
89.4 dB
Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2023 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date October, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 220
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 33 W

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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