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OnePlus 13 vs Google Pixel 8

87 out of 100
OnePlus 13
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
OnePlus 13
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.82-inch OnePlus 13 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 31, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. 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 OnePlus 13
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3145K versus 1443K)
  • Shows 59% longer battery life (31:17 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Has a 0.62 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1425 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4575 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 27W)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 19% higher pixel density (510 vs 428 PPI)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Delivers 20% higher peak brightness (1437 against 1194 nits)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.7 mm narrower
  • Weighs 26 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 13 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
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)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
83.0
(Good)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 13
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.82 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 510 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Ceramic Guard Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 99.2%
PWM 120 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 13
6.82″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 13
1194 nits
Pixel 8 +20%
1437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.71/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) · 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13 +3%
90.1%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G3
Max clock 4320 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 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 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 1100 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 13 and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13 +68%
2899
Pixel 8
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13 +101%
8945
Pixel 8
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 13
24988
Pixel 8
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 24988 -
Single-core score 2899 1722
Multi-core score 8945 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 13 +118%
3145582
Pixel 8
1443431
CPU 946374 535125
GPU 1154478 387735
Memory 370624 186665
UX 674106 333906
Total score 3145582 1443431
Samples [33 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 13 +153%
2455
Pixel 8
971
Stability 74% 73%
Graphics test 18 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2455 971
3DMark Solar Bay
OnePlus 13
11360
Pixel 8
n/a
Graphics test 43 FPS -
Section 1 49 FPS -
Section 2 44 FPS -
Section 3 37 FPS -
Graphics score 11360 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
OnePlus 13
6241
Pixel 8
n/a
Stability 84% -
Graphics test 37 FPS -
Graphics score 6241 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
15714
Pixel 8
n/a
Web score 14928 -
Video editing 6982 -
Photo editing 28408 -
Data manipulation 14424 -
Writing score 22334 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Phúc Lợi)AnTuTu 123331523
📘 2026-10-09 (Prigogin)AnTuTu 123195605
📘 2026-09-25 (InDominusRex)AnTuTu 123200877
📘 2026-09-22 (Keremss)Geekbench 6 CPU3032 / 9438
📘 2026-08-28 -> pavlikk69AnTuTu 113139994
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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 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 16 Stock Android
OS size 54 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 27 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 1:16 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 13:42 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 23:46 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 06:05 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 120 hr 81 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 13 +59%
31:17 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS 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 120° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony LYTIA-808 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.6 -
Focal length 73 mm -
Sensor Sony LYT-600 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 64
Zoom - 129
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
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 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 5.4 5.3
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 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
OnePlus 13 +3%
91.8 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 October 2023
Release date January 2025 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $699
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Google Pixel 10
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Not included
Further details
Notes on OnePlus 13:
    - The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 mm thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 mm and 210g.
    - The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.
*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 OnePlus 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total votes: 5

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