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Xiaomi Poco F5 vs Google Pixel 8

60 out of 100
Xiaomi Poco F5
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Xiaomi Poco F5
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco F5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2) that was released on May 9, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 5 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 Xiaomi Poco F5
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (21:08 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 27W)
  • Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1449 against 966 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 18W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 1302K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Reverse charging feature
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco F5 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 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
69.4
(Good)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Poco F5
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 424 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.9% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.4% 99.2%
PWM 120 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Poco F5
6.67″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Poco F5
966 nits
Pixel 8 +50%
1449 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.11 mm (6.34 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 74.95 mm (2.95 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Poco F5 +2%
88.9%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco F5 and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 2 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2910 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.49 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 2.91 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 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 725 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 1024 896
GPU clock 580 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~1187.8 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco F5 and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Poco F5
1627
Pixel 8 +6%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco F5
4184
Pixel 8 +7%
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco F5
4119
Pixel 8
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 4119 -
Single-core score 1627 1722
Multi-core score 4184 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco F5
1302969
Pixel 8 +11%
1443431
CPU 522997 535125
GPU 166455 387735
Memory 227236 186665
UX 386281 333906
Total score 1302969 1443431
Samples [35 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Poco F5
608
Pixel 8 +60%
971
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 5 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 608 971
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Poco F5
1956
Pixel 8
n/a
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 11 FPS -
Graphics score 1956 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco F5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-11 (Martin)AnTuTu 121421599
📘 2026-10-03 (Zaviee)AnTuTu 121483091
📘 2026-09-21 (Bers2409)AnTuTu 121442782
📘 2026-09-03 (Rehan shaikh)AnTuTu 111318003
📘 2026-08-15 (MobileEngineer Harway)AnTuTu 111304220
Add View all (93)
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
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 256 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 HyperOS 3 Stock Android
OS size 32 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (83% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 12:47 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 05:49 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 95 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Poco F5 +8%
21:08 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6936 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV64B40 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Poco F5
n/a
Pixel 8
152
Video quality
Poco F5
n/a
Pixel 8
148
Generic main camera score
Poco F5
n/a
Pixel 8
148
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 64
Zoom - 129
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port Yes 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 Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Poco F5 +2%
90.6 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced May 2023 October 2023
Release date May 2023 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $379 $699
Successor - Xiaomi Poco F7 - 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, 67 W 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.

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So, which phone would you choose?
26 (59.1%)
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Total votes: 44

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