Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.2 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2023 with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8
- Higher pixel density: 428ppi
- Lighter design: 187g vs 195g
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus
- Larger display: 6.6in
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4575mAh
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.6 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 428 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 89 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 97.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 170 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 in) | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 in) | 76.2 mm (3 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Rose Gold |
- White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3) |
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 890 MHz | 719 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1594.8 GFLOPS | 2089 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1697 | 1856 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4281 | 4917 |
| CPU | 355012 | 380742 |
| GPU | 374696 | 611422 |
| Memory | 183080 | 279241 |
| UX | 229909 | 274836 |
| NanoReview Score | 1142697 | 1546241 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 36.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 65 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 72 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 12142 |
| Writing score | n/a | 19600 |
| Web score | n/a | 13816 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7828 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 12458 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 15595 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | 42.5 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4575 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 27 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:16 h | 1:05 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:08 h | 10:37 h |
| Video Playback | 14:06 h | 15:54 h |
| Games | 04:49 h | 06:37 h |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | 128 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 120 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 126 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Samsung S5KGN3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.57 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3K1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX564 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.25 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 64 | 72 |
| Zoom | 129 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 105 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3LU |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS 6/5/8/34 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | February, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 699 | 999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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