Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 14 and Google Pixel 8 - Which is better?

Xiaomi 14 vs Google Pixel 8

85 out 100
Xiaomi 14
VS
75 out 100
Google Pixel 8
Xiaomi 14
Google Pixel 8

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 14 Manufactured in November, 2023, with display 6.36 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Google Pixel 8, Manufactured in October, 2023 with 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 Xiaomi 14
  • Larger display: 6.36in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4610mAh vs 4575mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 193g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 14 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:
Xiaomi 14
vs
Google Pixel 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.36 in 6.2 in
Resolution 1200x2670 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 3000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.4 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 14
1170 nits
Google Pixel 8
1435 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %99.2 %
PWM (Flicker)429 Hz170 Hz
Response time1 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14], [Google Pixel 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.8 mm (6.02 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 71.5 mm (2.81 in) 70.8 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 193 g (6.81 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Pink		 - Black
- Gray
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 14
89.4 %
Google Pixel 8
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 14 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 903-1000 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1594.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 14
2182
Google Pixel 8
1697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 14
6991
Google Pixel 8
4281
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21821697
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)69914281
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 14], [Google Pixel 8]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 14
2031113
Google Pixel 8
1142697
CPU452780355012
GPU851183374696
Memory411673183080
UX315477229909
NanoReview Score20311131142697
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 14
15419
Google Pixel 8
n/a
Max Surface Temp.47.9 °Cn/a
Stability70 %n/a
Graphics Test92 fpsn/a
Graphics Score15419n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 14]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 14
16364
Google Pixel 8
n/a
Writing score19653n/a
Web score15768n/a
Video editing7891n/a
Data manipulation16120n/a
NanoReview Score16364n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 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 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 28 GB 14 GB
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4610 mAh 4575 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 1:16 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 14
25:30
Google Pixel 8
19:39
Web Browsing10:59 h08:08 h
Video Playback17:04 h14:06 h
Games05:15 h04:49 h
Standby Mode111 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 126 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorOmniVision OVX9000 Light Fusion 900Samsung GNV
Sensor size1/1.311/1.31
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length75 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.76n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KJN1Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size1/2.761/2.9
Pixel size0.64 μm1.25 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 14
137
Google Pixel 8
152
Video quality
Xiaomi 14
138
Google Pixel 8
148
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 14
138
Google Pixel 8
148
Bokeh5570
Preview7364
Zoom134129
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14], [Google Pixel 8]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 105 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B n/a
Sensor size 1/3 1/3.1
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/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 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
Xiaomi 14
92.6 dB
Google Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2023 yr October, 2023 yr
Release Date November, 2023 yr October, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 699
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 90 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 14 the clear winner in this comparison.

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