Google Pixel 8 vs Apple iPhone 15
69
out of 100
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74
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.2-inch Google Pixel 8 (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 month before. 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 Google Pixel 8
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1226 mAh larger battery capacity: 4575 vs 3349 mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+3)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- Shows 30% longer battery life (25:31 vs 19:39 hours)
- 16% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1672K versus 1443K)
- Delivers 14% higher peak brightness (1640 against 1437 nits)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2612 and 1722 points
- Weighs 16 grams less
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 170 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Rose gold | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.96/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 22764 |
| Single-core score | 1722 | 2612 |
| Multi-core score | 4458 | 6705 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 535125 | 462812 |
| GPU | 387735 | 453603 |
| Memory | 186665 | 222511 |
| UX | 333906 | 533367 |
| Total score | 1443431 | 1672293 |
| Samples | [10 tests] | [9 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 971 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 15 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3979 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2868 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1356451 |
| 📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymenny | AnTuTu 11 | 1446448 |
| 📘 2026-03-16 (Quan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1479583 |
Apple iPhone 15
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-14 (Iphone) | AnTuTu 11 | 1585568 |
| 📘 2026-10-09 (Gurudev) | AnTuTu 11 | 1226584 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Bear lover) | AnTuTu 11 | 1714105 |
| 📘 2026-09-14 (ZUSEPRO) | AnTuTu 11 | 1603687 |
| 📘 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 24336 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4575 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 27 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:08 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 14:06 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 126° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 64 | 84 |
| Zoom | 129 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | September 2023 |
| Release date | October 2023 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $799 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| 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 performance, gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 15. But if the display and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 8.
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