Google Pixel 4 vs Apple iPhone 8
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.7-inch Google Pixel 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on October 15, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 8, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 26 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 4
- Has 3x more RAM: 6GB versus 2GB
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 979 mAh larger battery capacity: 2800 vs 1821 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Thinner bezels – 14.4% more screen real estate
- Modern USB Type-C port
- 36% higher pixel density (444 vs 326 PPI)
- 45% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (515K versus 356K)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
- Shows 23% longer battery life (22:48 vs 18:36 hours)
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (635 against 438 nits)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Google
- Fingerprint scanner
- 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 925 and 622 points
- Weighs 14 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 5.7 inches | 4.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 750 x 1334 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 16:9 |
| PPI | 444 ppi | 326 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79.8% | 65.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
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| RGB color space | 95.5% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 2.4 ms | 22 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 1373:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.1 mm (5.79 inches) | 138.4 mm (5.45 inches) |
| Width | 68.8 mm (2.71 inches) | 67.3 mm (2.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 162 g (5.71 oz) | 148 g (5.22 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Orange | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A11 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral - 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 10 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Apple GPU |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~899 GFLOPS | ~325 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 138581 | 121523 |
| GPU | 186622 | 110958 |
| Memory | 64898 | 44570 |
| UX | 126346 | 80000 |
| Total score | 515775 | 356713 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 39 °C | 45.4 °C |
| Stability | 78% | 62% |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3044 | 3146 |
| Web score | 7204 | - |
| Video editing | 7054 | - |
| Photo editing | 23812 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8954 | - |
| Writing score | 12151 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64, 128 GB | 64, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5) |
| OS size | 9.55 GB | 6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 2800 mAh | 1821 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | Yes, Qi (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:04 hr | 08:04 hr |
| Watching video | 08:41 hr | 08:37 hr |
| Gaming | 03:09 hr | 03:56 hr |
| Standby | 62 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12.2 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | - |
| Lenses | 2 (12.2 MP + 16 MP) | 1 (12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Camera (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 45 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.09", Sony IMX481 (BSI CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3088 x 2320 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 32 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 16 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2019 | September 2017 |
| Release date | November 2019 | September 2017 |
| SAR (head) | 1.19 W/kg | 1.35 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | 1.36 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 4 is definitely a better buy.
Cast your vote
Total votes: 35