Home Phone comparison OnePlus Ace 5 and Google Pixel 8 - Which is better?

OnePlus Ace 5 vs Google Pixel 8

85 out 100
OnePlus Ace 5
VS
75 out 100
Google Pixel 8
OnePlus Ace 5
Google Pixel 8

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Ace 5 Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Google Pixel 8, Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3. 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 OnePlus Ace 5
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6415mAh vs 4575mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 223g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Ace 5 and Google Pixel 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus Ace 5
vs
Google Pixel 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.2 in
Resolution 1264x2780 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.8:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
1435 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a170 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.72 mm (6.37 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 75.77 mm (2.98 in) 70.8 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.02 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Ace 5
91.2 %
Google Pixel 8
87.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Ace 5 and Google Pixel 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Google Tensor G3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510)
- 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 903 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Ace 5
2134
Google Pixel 8
1697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Ace 5
6626
Google Pixel 8
4281
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21341697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)66264281
Geekbench Compute (GPU)16420n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Ace 5], [Google Pixel 8]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Ace 5
2162199
Google Pixel 8
1142697
CPU474606355012
GPU881784374696
Memory439460183080
UX366349229909
NanoReview Score21621991142697

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 6415 mAh 4575 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 27 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
19:39
Web Browsingn/a08:08 h
Video Playbackn/a14:06 h
Gamesn/a04:49 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 126 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX906Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/4.01/2.9
Pixel size1.12 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
152
Video quality
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
148
Overall camera score
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
148
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a64
Zoomn/a129
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 8]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 105 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 n/a
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.1
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)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 categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Ace 5
n/a
Google Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 315 699
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 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Ace 5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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