Nothing Phone (2) vs Google Pixel 8 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 11, 2023, against the Google Pixel 8 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 3 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 Nothing Phone (2)
- Shows 19% longer battery life (23:16 vs 19:29 hours)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 61% higher peak brightness (1600 against 993 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 24% higher pixel density (489 vs 394 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 489 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 2400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.5% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.3% | 99.5% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 201.2 g (7.1 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Gray | Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 3200 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 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 | 6 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1843.2 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 5931 | 6573 |
| Single-core score | 1729 | 1765 |
| Multi-core score | 4563 | 4297 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 545410 | 468427 |
| GPU | 241847 | 384941 |
| Memory | 249651 | 182041 |
| UX | 399726 | 331822 |
| Total score | 1436634 | 1367231 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [14 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 76% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 823 | 982 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-11 (Ramalama) | AnTuTu 11 | 1375740 |
| π 2026-03-26 (meqvice) | AnTuTu 11 | 1395466 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Skvizi) | AnTuTu 11 | 1473702 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Kilian) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436722 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Twister) | AnTuTu 11 | 1436634 |
Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-10-04 (Karlik) | AnTuTu 12 | 1408420 |
| π 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| π 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
| π 2026-04-13 -> Spaikleonow | AnTuTu 11 | 1482218 |
| π 2026-03-26 (Bilal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328640 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 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 | Nothing OS 2.5 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 28 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 5050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (62% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:04 hr | 1:23 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | 08:23 hr |
| Watching video | 16:37 hr | 12:10 hr |
| Gaming | 06:07 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 91 hr | 87 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | 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 | 114Β° | 126Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX890 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.31" (β 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | - | 113 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 75 |
| Zoom | - | 152 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Nothing Phone (2) from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 149 |
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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | July 2023 | October 2023 |
| Release date | July 2023 | October 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $999 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (3) | - Google Pixel 10 Pro |
| Sensors | - 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 |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
- The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, connectivity, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8 Pro. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Nothing Phone (2).
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Total votes: 66