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Nothing Phone (2) vs Google Pixel 8

66 out of 100
Nothing Phone (2)
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Nothing Phone (2)
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 11, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 months after. 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 Nothing Phone (2)
  • Shows 18% longer battery life (23:16 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 27W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1434 against 990 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.6 mm narrower
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (2) and Google 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
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
33.6
(Mediocre)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (2)
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 394 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% 99.2%
PWM 90 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Phone (2)
6.7β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 8
6.2β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (2)
990 nits
Pixel 8 +45%
1434 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 201.2 g (7.1 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Phone (2)
87.5%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (2) and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 3200 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
GPU
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

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (2) and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (2)
1729
Pixel 8
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (2) +2%
4563
Pixel 8
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (2)
5931
Pixel 8
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 5931 -
Single-core score 1729 1722
Multi-core score 4563 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (2)
1436634
Pixel 8
1443431
CPU 545410 535125
GPU 241847 387735
Memory 249651 186665
UX 399726 333906
Total score 1436634 1443431
Samples [7 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Phone (2)
823
Pixel 8 +18%
971
Stability 76% 73%
Graphics test 6 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 823 971
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (2)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-11 (Ramalama)AnTuTu 111375740
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (meqvice)AnTuTu 111395466
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Skvizi)AnTuTu 111473702
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Kilian)AnTuTu 111436722
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Twister)AnTuTu 111436634
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu 111515235
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu 111515235
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu 111356451
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu 111446448
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu 111479583
Add View all (14)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 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 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Nothing OS 2.5 Stock Android
OS size 28 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:12 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 16:37 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 06:07 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 91 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Phone (2) +18%
23:16 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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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 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 114Β° 126Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX890 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (β‰ˆ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.9" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Phone (2)
n/a
Pixel 8
152
Video quality
Phone (2)
n/a
Pixel 8
148
Generic main camera score
Phone (2)
n/a
Pixel 8
148
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 64
Zoom - 129
Samples Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Phone (2)
81.9 dB
Pixel 8 +9%
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced July 2023 October 2023
Release date July 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $699
Successor - Nothing Phone (3) - 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 Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, gaming, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (2).

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
149 (46.6%)
171 (53.4%)
Total votes: 320

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