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Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Google Pixel 8

80 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy)) that was released on January 17, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 4 months 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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • 62% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2341K versus 1443K)
  • Shows 35% longer battery life (26:30 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • 17% higher pixel density (501 vs 428 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 27W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 31% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2259 and 1722 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 8.2 mm narrower
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • Weighs 45 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
15.9
(Bad)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S24 Ultra
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3088 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 501 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2600 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Armor Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.2%
PWM 480 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S24 Ultra
6.8″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S24 Ultra
1443 nits
Pixel 8
1437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 79 mm (3.11 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Yellow Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S24 Ultra +2%
88.5%
Pixel 8
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (for Galaxy) Google Tensor G3
Max clock 3390 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 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 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 1536 896
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S24 Ultra +31%
2259
Pixel 8
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S24 Ultra +64%
7330
Pixel 8
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15386 -
Single-core score 2259 1722
Multi-core score 7330 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S24 Ultra +62%
2341394
Pixel 8
1443431
CPU 717970 535125
GPU 790073 387735
Memory 341284 186665
UX 492067 333906
Total score 2341394 1443431
Samples [42 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S24 Ultra +57%
1527
Pixel 8
971
Stability 71% 73%
Graphics test 11 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 1527 971
3DMark Solar Bay
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 29 FPS -
Section 1 36 FPS -
Section 2 29 FPS -
Section 3 23 FPS -
Graphics score 7748 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 59% -
Graphics test 27 FPS -
Graphics score 4531 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18499 -
Video editing 8001 -
Photo editing 35916 -
Data manipulation 15552 -
Writing score 22696 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#190th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-14 (Riflessione)AnTuTu 122005418
📘 2026-10-08 (Lello75)CPU Throttle73%
📘 2026-09-29 (Ratiii)Geekbench 7 CPU1995 / 6875
📘 2026-09-29 (gunissus)AnTuTu 122654412
📘 2026-09-24 (Denislav Antimov)AnTuTu 122573019
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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
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 9.0 Stock Android
OS size 28 GB 14 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:18 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 18:00 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 05:51 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 122 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S24 Ultra +35%
26:30 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 12 MP
4) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/3.4 -
Focal length 111 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX854 -
Sensor size 1/2.52" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 70
Preview 82 64
Zoom 145 129
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU -
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) 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 5.3 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes 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 Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy S24 Ultra +4%
93 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced January 2024 October 2023
Release date January 2024 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1299 $699
Successor - Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 1.06 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.3 W/kg -
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 Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy S24 Ultra:
    - There is a model with two physical SIM cards and no eSIM, and another with one physical SIM card and eSIM support.
*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 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
32 (68.1%)
15 (31.9%)
Total votes: 47

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