Motorola ThinkPhone vs Google Pixel 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola ThinkPhone Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Google Pixel 6 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2021 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Motorola ThinkPhone
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 210g
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 512ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5003mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola ThinkPhone and Google Pixel 6 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 399 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1 % 88.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola ThinkPhone
1064 nits
Google Pixel 6 Pro
858 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.5 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.76 mm (6.25 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 74.38 mm (2.93 in) 75.9 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.26 mm (0.33 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Gray - White
- Black
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola ThinkPhone
89.1 %
Google Pixel 6 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Motorola ThinkPhone and Google Pixel 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Google Tensor
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU Cores 1024 1280
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola ThinkPhone
1789
Google Pixel 6 Pro
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola ThinkPhone
4473
Google Pixel 6 Pro
3078
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17891331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)44733078
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola ThinkPhone
1325571
Google Pixel 6 Pro
930173
CPU353688245121
GPU490171306201
Memory215556171401
UX266156207450
NanoReview Score1325571930173
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola ThinkPhone
10574
Google Pixel 6 Pro
6207
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.4 °C
Stability70 %56 %
Graphics Test63 fps37 fps
Graphics Score105746207
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
11580
Writing scoren/a16562
Web scoren/a8739
Video editingn/a6925
Data manipulationn/a11190
NanoReview Scoren/a11580

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin My UX Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5003 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:59 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola ThinkPhone
24:21
Google Pixel 6 Pro
18:34
Web Browsing08:04 h06:56 h
Video Playback12:58 h10:55 h
Games05:16 h04:56 h
Standby Mode142 h94 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASamsung GN1
Sensor size1/1.551/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a104 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a17 mm
SensorSK Hynix HI1336Sony IMX386
Sensor size1/31/2.9
Pixel size1.12 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 111 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3840x2880 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 24 mm
Sensor OmniVision the OV32B40 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
143
Video quality
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8/19UMTS/HSPA+ 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B26/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola ThinkPhone
n/a
Google Pixel 6 Pro
84.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2023 yr October, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 900
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W No

Note

Motorola ThinkPhone:

The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.

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

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