Google Pixel 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 8

66 out of 100
Google Pixel 7 Pro
VS
40 out of 100
Apple iPhone 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 7 Pro (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 8, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 5 years and 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Comes with 3179 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 1821 mAh
  • Has 4x more RAM: 8GB versus 2GB
  • Thinner bezels – 23% more screen real estate
  • Has a 2 inches larger screen size
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1122K versus 520K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • 57% higher pixel density (512 vs 326 PPI)
  • Delivers 70% higher peak brightness (1083 against 636 nits)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (18:28 vs 16:16 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 8
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 9.3 mm narrower
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 64 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 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 98% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Apple iPhone 8 to Google Pixel 7 Pro is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: display, camera, and connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 750 x 1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
PPI 512 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 625 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 65.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
-
Display tests
RGB color space 97% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz Not detected
Response time 4 ms 22 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1373:1
Screen space comparison
Pixel 7 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 8
4.7″ (16:9 ratio) = 9.4 in2
~80% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1083 nits
636 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 138.4 mm (5.45 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 67.3 mm (2.65 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
88.3%
65.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 8
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Apple A11 Bionic
Max clock 2850 MHz 2100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 10 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Apple GPU
GPU shading units 448 192
GPU clock 848 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1462
1093
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7 Pro +111%
3866
1828
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 8 +11%
5630
Compute Score (GPU) 5079 5630
Single-core score 1462 1093
Multi-core score 3866 1828
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 7 Pro +116%
1122581
520567
CPU 381695 249127
GPU 267518 -
Memory 156286 102335
UX 317082 169105
Total score 1122581 520567
Samples [14 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 74% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 702 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1821 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11920
n/a
Web score 9424 -
Video editing 6870 -
Photo editing 19507 -
Data manipulation 12051 -
Writing score 15852 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 -> Kimash333AnTuTu 111253847
📘 2026-09-08 (Kimash333)AnTuTu 111253847
📘 2026-07-28 (Th3Vulkan)AnTuTu 111252895
📘 2026-06-24 (Hagoon)AnTuTu 111041828
📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 111285265
Apple iPhone 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 GPU5630
📘 2026-05-13 (TestGame)Geekbench 6 CPU1093 / 1828

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) iOS 11 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 14 GB 6 GB
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 1821 mAh
Max charge power 23 W 15 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (23 W) Yes, Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:49 hr 1:15 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:06 hr 06:14 hr
Watching video 12:49 hr 09:59 hr
Gaming 04:48 hr 03:40 hr
Standby 83 hr 81 hr
General battery life
18:28 hr
16:16 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Quad 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 126° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 28 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 48 MP -
Aperture f/3.5 -
Focal length 120 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX381 -
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) -
Pixel size 1.25 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
148
Video quality
143
Generic main camera score
147
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 74 -
Zoom 143 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.8 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3088 x 2320
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 140 -
Video 146 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 16
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.4 dB
80.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2022 September 2017
Release date October 2022 September 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $699
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro -
SAR (head) - 1.35 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.36 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 7 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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