Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Asus ROG Phone 8 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Asus ROG Phone 8

82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
VS
81 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 8
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Asus ROG Phone 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Asus ROG Phone 8, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Lighter design: 221g vs 225g
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5060mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Asus ROG Phone 8
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
vs
Asus ROG Phone 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 486 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
sRGB gamut99 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink		 - Black
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %
Asus ROG Phone 8
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Asus ROG Phone 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Asus ROG Phone 8
2265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Asus ROG Phone 8
7398
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19622265
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47007398
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6902n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
Asus ROG Phone 8
2137672
CPU395641453834
GPU448762889510
Memory213528418137
UX235197376191
NanoReview Score12928582137672
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8
18451
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a110 fps
Graphics Scoren/a18451
Sources: 3DMark [Asus ROG Phone 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8
21662
Writing scoren/a25554
Web scoren/a23122
Video editingn/a9016
Data manipulationn/a19250
NanoReview Scoren/a21662

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14
UI Skin Stock Android ROG UI

Battery

Volume 5060 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 37 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (12 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:18 h 0:39 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Web Browsing11:42 hn/a
Video Playback10:46 hn/a
Games05:57 hn/a
Standby Mode92 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Up to 24FPS
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) 120 fps (2160p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length25 mm238 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP32 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.4
Focal length113 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.2
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/3.2
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview86n/a
Zoom155n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL]

Front camera

Matrix 42 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 17 mm 22 mm
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 5.4
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 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
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 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz
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/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB
Asus ROG Phone 8
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 1099
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 Yes 65 W

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

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

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