Motorola ThinkPhone vs Google Pixel 8
64
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Motorola ThinkPhone (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on January 5, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 9 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 Motorola ThinkPhone
- Shows 24% longer battery life (24:21 vs 19:39 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 27W)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
- Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1432 against 1067 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 1289K)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- The phone is 9 months newer
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 399 ppi | 428 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.1% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.2% |
| PWM | - | 170 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Motorola ThinkPhone
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.76 mm (6.25 inches) | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) |
| Width | 74.38 mm (2.93 inches) | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.26 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Black, Gray, Rose gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 1789 | 1722 |
| Multi-core score | 4473 | 4458 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 465706 | 535125 |
| GPU | 238502 | 387735 |
| Memory | 215499 | 186665 |
| UX | 370056 | 333906 |
| Total score | 1289763 | 1443431 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 71% | 73% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 865 | 971 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 69% | - |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2816 | - |
Recent User Tests
Motorola ThinkPhone
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-20 (XfakhR) | AnTuTu | 1467208 |
| 📘 2025-11-14 (Samojay) | AnTuTu | 1289763 |
Google Pixel 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu | 1356451 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymenny | AnTuTu | 1446448 |
| 📘 2026-03-16 (Quan) | AnTuTu | 1479583 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | My UX | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4575 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 27 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (18 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (86% in 30 min) | Yes (56% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 1:16 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:08 hr |
| Watching video | 12:58 hr | 14:06 hr |
| Gaming | 05:16 hr | 04:49 hr |
| Standby | 142 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50A | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | SK Hynix HI1336 | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 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 | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | OmniVision the OV32B40 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | January 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $699 |
| Successor | - | - Google Pixel 10 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 68 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Motorola ThinkPhone:
- The rear panel is made of aramid fiber material.
*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 8 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 6