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OnePlus 9 Pro vs Google Pixel 8

63 out of 100
OnePlus 9 Pro
VS
70 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
OnePlus 9 Pro
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 9 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888) that was released on March 23, 2021, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 years and 7 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 OnePlus 9 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
  • Shows 12% longer battery life (21:58 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 27W)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 23% higher pixel density (525 vs 428 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (1457 against 878 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 1185K)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1722 and 1537 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 9 Pro 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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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 28% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between OnePlus 9 Pro and Google Pixel 8 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: camera, gaming, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3216 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 525 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.8% 99.2%
PWM 192 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 41.5 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 9 Pro
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 9 Pro
878 nits
Pixel 8 +66%
1457 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163.2 mm (6.43 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9 Pro +4%
90.2%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 9 Pro and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2840 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)		 - 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 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 780 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 660 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 768 896
GPU clock 840 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~1290.2 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 9 Pro and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
1537
Pixel 8 +12%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9 Pro
3989
Pixel 8 +12%
4458
Single-core score 1537 1722
Multi-core score 3989 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 9 Pro
1185805
Pixel 8 +22%
1443431
CPU 437275 535125
GPU 236949 387735
Memory 195660 186665
UX 315921 333906
Total score 1185805 1443431
Samples [9 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 73%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 971
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 56% -
Graphics test 9 FPS -
Graphics score 1527 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 10265 -
Video editing 6204 -
Photo editing 26249 -
Data manipulation 9595 -
Writing score 14324 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 9 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)GeekBench CPU1537 / 3989
📘 2026-08-14 (Marchi1962)AnTuTu1253342
📘 2026-02-21 (Mete kaan)AnTuTu1207152
📘 2026-02-07 (Zayrex4ch)AnTuTu1224607
📘 2025-12-29 (Buick)AnTuTu1220080
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu1515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu1515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu1356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu1446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu1479583
Add View all (14)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2750 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 13 Stock Android
OS size 16 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (100% in 32 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 12:07 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 04:56 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 116 hr 81 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 9 Pro +12%
21:58 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 140° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX789 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 77 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08A10 -
Sensor size 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
124
Pixel 8 +23%
152
Video quality
OnePlus 9 Pro
118
Pixel 8 +25%
148
Generic main camera score
OnePlus 9 Pro
122
Pixel 8 +21%
148
Bokeh 65 70
Preview 60 64
Zoom 110 129
Samples Photo samples of OnePlus 9 Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 -
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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, A2DP 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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS 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* Yes 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
OnePlus 9 Pro
81.1 dB
Pixel 8 +10%
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2021 October 2023
Release date March 2021 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $970 $699
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.21 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
*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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (61.5%)
5 (38.5%)
Total votes: 13

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