Google Pixel 8 vs Asus Zenfone 10
70
out of 100
VS
66
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Google Pixel 8 (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Asus Zenfone 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 4 months before. 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
- Delivers 78% higher peak brightness (1447 against 814 nits)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Asus Zenfone 10
- Shows 16% longer battery life (22:47 vs 19:39 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1684K versus 1443K)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2036 and 1722 points
- Weighs 15 grams less
- 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 5.92 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 445 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1100 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 84.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 96.3% |
| PWM | 170 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
Zenfone 10
5.92″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) | 146.5 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) | 68.1 mm (2.68 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.4 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Rose gold | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| 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 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1722 | 2036 |
| Multi-core score | 4458 | 5558 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 535125 | 558741 |
| GPU | 387735 | 526939 |
| Memory | 186665 | 254776 |
| UX | 333906 | 344466 |
| Total score | 1443431 | 1684922 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | 83% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 971 | 1098 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 70% |
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5365 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1356451 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymenny | AnTuTu 11 | 1446448 |
| 📘 2026-03-16 (Quan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1479583 |
Asus Zenfone 10
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 48 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4575 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 27 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:08 hr | 08:44 hr |
| Watching video | 14:06 hr | 15:25 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 06:07 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 103 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 480 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 126° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Sony IMX766 |
| 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 | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | - |
| Preview | 64 | - |
| Zoom | 129 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV32C |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | June 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | July 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - Asus Zenfone 12 Ultra |
| 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, 30 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, software, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8. But if the performance, gaming, battery life, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Asus Zenfone 10.
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