Google Pixel 8 vs Pixel 11
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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 Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 2 years and 11 months after. 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
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Shows 31% longer battery life (25:41 vs 19:39 hours)
- Delivers 48% higher peak brightness (2154 against 1458 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 2 years and 11 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 50% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2575 and 1722 points
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.2% | - |
| PWM | 170 Hz | - |
| Response time | 3 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Rose gold | Black, Green, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6048 |
| Single-core score | 1722 | 2575 |
| Multi-core score | 4458 | 6027 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 535125 | 848037 |
| GPU | 387735 | 271374 |
| Memory | 186665 | 297105 |
| UX | 333906 | 455981 |
| Total score | 1443431 | - |
| Samples | [10 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 73% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 971 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| π 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch) | AnTuTu 11 | 1515235 |
| π 2026-05-04 (reazz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1356451 |
| π 2026-04-29 -> tonymenny | AnTuTu 11 | 1446448 |
| π 2026-03-16 (Quan) | AnTuTu 11 | 1479583 |
Google Pixel 11
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 17 |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4575 mAh | 4985 mAh |
| Max charge power | 27 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:16 hr | 1:19 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:08 hr | 10:46 hr |
| Watching video | 14:06 hr | 22:05 hr |
| Gaming | 04:49 hr | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#148th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 | 126Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | - | 112 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 160 |
| Preview | 64 | - |
| Zoom | 129 | 137 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/2.65" (β 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 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 | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2023 | August 2026 |
| Release date | October 2023 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $899 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - |
| 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 | 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 11 is definitely a better buy.
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