Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Asus ROG Phone 8
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 8 Pro (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Asus ROG Phone 8, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
- 26% higher pixel density (490 vs 388 PPI)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus ROG Phone 8
- 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2313K versus 1367K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2260 and 1765 points
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2992 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 490 ppi | 388 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2400 nits | 2500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.8 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 225 g (7.94 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6573 | - |
| Single-core score | 1765 | 2260 |
| Multi-core score | 4297 | 7019 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 468427 | 679030 |
| GPU | 384941 | 743055 |
| Memory | 182041 | 334216 |
| UX | 331822 | 557010 |
| Total score | 1367231 | 2313311 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 88% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 982 | 1708 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 90% |
| Graphics test | - | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 8671 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 75% | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5205 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 23055 |
| Video editing | - | 9019 |
| Photo editing | - | 46533 |
| Data manipulation | - | 19145 |
| Writing score | - | 25533 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Karlik) | AnTuTu 12 | 1408420 |
| 📘 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 -> Spaikleonow | AnTuTu 11 | 1482218 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Bilal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328640 |
Asus ROG Phone 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-23 (PratamaXD07) | AnTuTu 11 | 2313311 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 -> Vancy | AnTuTu 11 | 2485113 |
| 📘 2025-10-07 (Daniyal) | AnTuTu 11 | 2245389 |
| 📘 2025-08-27 (Cinamon) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2201 / 6753 |
| 📘 2024-10-02 (Bluefinder79) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2260 / 7019 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 14 |
| ROM | Stock Android | ROG UI |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5050 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 65 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 20 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:23 hr | 0:39 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:23 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:10 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:58 hr | - |
| Standby | 87 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 120 FPS (2160p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 126° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 32 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23.8 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Sony IMX890 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 32 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | - |
| Preview | 75 | - |
| Zoom | 152 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 143 | - |
| Video | 149 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | January 2024 |
| Release date | October 2023 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 Pro | - Asus ROG Phone 9 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 65 W |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
- The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
Notes on ROG Phone 8:
- Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Asus ROG Phone 8. But if the display, camera, and software are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 8 Pro.
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