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Google Pixel 9 vs Pixel 8

73 out of 100
Google Pixel 9
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Google Pixel 9
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 9 (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on August 13, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9
  • Delivers 55% higher peak brightness (2244 against 1447 nits)
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (22:26 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • The phone is 10 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 8 crucial features
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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
136.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 9
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2424 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 422 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2700 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99% 99.2%
PWM 120 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 9 +55%
2244 nits
Pixel 8
1447 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.5/5) -
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 9
87.1%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 9 and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 3100 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G715 MC7 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 896 896
GPU clock 940 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 9 and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 9
1707
Pixel 8 +1%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 9
4431
Pixel 8 +1%
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 9
7536
Pixel 8
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 7536 -
Single-core score 1707 1722
Multi-core score 4431 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 9 +8%
1561427
Pixel 8
1443431
CPU 576617 535125
GPU 410060 387735
Memory 210177 186665
UX 364573 333906
Total score 1561427 1443431
Samples [4 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 9 +8%
1047
Pixel 8
971
Stability 74% 73%
Graphics test 8 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1047 971
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 9
12789
Pixel 8
n/a
Web score 10043 -
Video editing 7463 -
Photo editing 21077 -
Data manipulation 13349 -
Writing score 15810 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 111423579
📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa)CPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT)AnTuTu 111577137
📘 2025-12-09 (enigma)AnTuTu 111519937
📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY)AnTuTu 111561427
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu 111356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu 111446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu 111479583
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 19 GB 14 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 27 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (12 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:25 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 13:38 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 05:41 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 98 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Pixel 9 +14%
22:26 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 48 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung GNK Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/2.2
Sensor - Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size - 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 9 +6%
161
Pixel 8
152
Video quality
Pixel 9 +1%
150
Pixel 8
148
Generic main camera score
Pixel 9 +4%
154
Pixel 8
148
Bokeh 75 70
Preview 83 64
Zoom 132 129
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.5 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 9
87.7 dB
Pixel 8 +1%
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2024 October 2023
Release date August 2024 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $699
Successor - Google Pixel 10 - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.4 W/kg -
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Google Pixel 9.

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Total votes: 517

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