Google Pixel 8 vs Google Pixel 9
Verdict
The Google Pixel 8 is not clearly ahead in any section, while the Google Pixel 9 leads in connectivity & features, performance and battery; they are even on camera, display and design & durability.
The biggest difference is connectivity & features: 75 vs 80 points.
The Google Pixel 9 is the newer model, announced 10 months after the Google Pixel 8.
- Pixel 8 leads in 3 fields
- Pixel 9 leads in 6 fields
- 30 ties
39 scored fields compared
Score by section
| Section scores | Pixel 8 | Pixel 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||
| Performance | 66 | 70 |
| Camera | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | 65 | 68 |
| Display | 84 | 86 |
| Design & durability | 84 | 85 |
| Connectivity & features | 75 | 80 |
Full specifications
Performance
- Chipset performance index
- Pixel 8: 62/100
- Pixel 9: 62/100
- Chipset
- Pixel 8: Google Tensor G3
- Pixel 9: Google Tensor G4
- RAM (max)
- Pixel 8: 8 GB
- Pixel 9: 12 GB(Better)
- Storage (max)
- Pixel 8: 256 GB
- Pixel 9: 256 GB
- Process node
- Pixel 8: 4 nm
- Pixel 9: 4 nm
Camera
- Main camera resolution
- Pixel 8: 50 MP
- Pixel 9: 50 MP
- Main sensor size
- Pixel 8: 1/1.31″
- Pixel 9: 1/1.31″
- Optical stabilization (OIS)
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- Ultra-wide camera
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- Telephoto camera
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Periscope lens
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Optical zoom
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Video recording
- Pixel 8: 4K 60 fps
- Pixel 9: 4K 60 fps
- Front camera
- Pixel 8: 10.5 MP
- Pixel 9: 10.5 MP
- Front camera 4K video
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
Battery
- Battery capacity
- Pixel 8: 4575 mAh
- Pixel 9: 4700 mAh(Better)
- Battery endurance (EU label)
- Pixel 8: Unknown
- Pixel 9: 49:12 h
- EU label cycles
- Pixel 8: Unknown
- Pixel 9: 1000
- Wired charging
- Pixel 8: 27 W
- Pixel 9: 27 W
- Wireless charging
- Pixel 8: 18 W(Better)
- Pixel 9: 15 W
- Reverse charging
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- Reverse charging type
- Pixel 8: Wireless
- Pixel 9: Wireless
Display
- Screen size
- Pixel 8: 6.2″
- Pixel 9: 6.3″
- Panel type
- Pixel 8: OLED
- Pixel 9: OLED
- Refresh rate
- Pixel 8: 120 Hz
- Pixel 9: 120 Hz
- Pixel density
- Pixel 8: 428 ppi(Better)
- Pixel 9: 422 ppi
- Peak brightness
- Pixel 8: 2000 nits
- Pixel 9: 2700 nits(Better)
- Resolution
- Pixel 8: 1080x2400
- Pixel 9: 1080x2424
- Screen protection
- Pixel 8: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
- Pixel 9: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Design & durability
- Weight
- Pixel 8: 187 g(Better)
- Pixel 9: 198 g
- Thickness
- Pixel 8: 8.9 mm
- Pixel 9: 8.5 mm(Better)
- Dust & water resistance
- Pixel 8: IP68
- Pixel 9: IP68
- Back material
- Pixel 8: Glass
- Pixel 9: Glass
- Frame material
- Pixel 8: Aluminum
- Pixel 9: Aluminum
- EU repairability class
- Pixel 8: Unknown
- Pixel 9: B
- EU drop resistance class
- Pixel 8: Unknown
- Pixel 9: A
- EU energy class
- Pixel 8: Unknown
- Pixel 9: A
Connectivity & features
- 5G
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Pixel 8: Wi-Fi 7
- Pixel 9: Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- Pixel 8: 5.3
- Pixel 9: 5.3
- USB speed
- Pixel 8: USB 3.x
- Pixel 9: USB 3.x
- USB port
- Pixel 8: USB-C 3.2
- Pixel 9: USB-C 3.2
- DisplayPort output
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- NFC
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- eSIM
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- Ultra-wideband (UWB)
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Satellite connectivity
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: Yes(Better)
- Stereo speakers
- Pixel 8: Yes
- Pixel 9: Yes
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Fingerprint reader
- Pixel 8: Under display (optical)
- Pixel 9: Under display (ultrasonic)(Better)
- 3D face unlock
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Infrared blaster
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- FM radio
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- microSD slot
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
- Card slot
- Pixel 8: No
- Pixel 9: No
General
- Operating system
- Pixel 8: Android 14
- Pixel 9: Android 14
- OS updates (major versions)
- Pixel 8: 7
- Pixel 9: 7
- Launch price
- Pixel 8: $ 258.89
- Pixel 9: $ 395.01
- Year
- Pixel 8: 2023
- Pixel 9: 2024
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| — | Pixel 8 | Pixel 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | ||
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GKWS6, G9BQD | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G2YBB 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GUR25 |
| 5G bands | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GKWS6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G9BQD | 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G2YBB 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GUR25 |
| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | 2023, October 04 | 2024, August 13 |
| Status | Available. Released 2023, October 12 | Available. Released 2024, August 22 |
| Body | ||
| Dimensions | 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 in) | 152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm (6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.60 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame |
| SIM | Nano-SIM + eSIM IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) | Nano-SIM + eSIM IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
| Display | ||
| Type | OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) | OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak) |
| Size | 6.2 inches, 91.1 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio) | 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~428 ppi density) | 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density) |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Platform | ||
| OS | Android 14, upgradable to Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates | Android 14, upgradable to Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates |
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) | Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) |
| CPU | Nona-core (1x2.91 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.37 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.70 GHz Cortex-A510) | Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520) |
| GPU | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G715 MC7 |
| Memory | ||
| Card slot | No | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM UFS 3.1 | 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Main Camera | ||
| Dual | 50 MP (12 MP eff.), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF | 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF |
| Features | Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take | Single-zone Laser AF, LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama, Best Take |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Single | 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm | 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF |
| Features | HDR, panorama | HDR, panorama |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |
| Comms | ||
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
| Positioning | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Radio | No | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | USB Type-C 3.2 |
| Features | ||
| Sensors | Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Satellite SOS service |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Li-Ion 4575 mAh | Li-Ion 4700 mAh |
| Charging | 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min 18W wireless Reverse wireless Bypass charging | 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min 15W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand) 12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger) Reverse wireless Bypass charging |
| Misc | ||
| Colors | Obsidian, Hazel, Rose, Mint | Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony |
| Models | GKWS6, G9BQD, GA04851-US, GZPFO, GPJ41 | G2YBB, GUR25, G1B60 |
| Price | $ 258.89 / € 254.90 / £ 199.99 / ₹ 36,999 | $ 395.01 / € 425.59 / £ 320.00 |
| SAR EU | – | 0.99 W/kg (head) 1.40 W/kg (body) |
| EU LABEL | ||
| Energy | – | Class A |
| Battery | – | 49:12h endurance, 1000 cycles |
| Free fall | – | Class A (270 falls) |
| Repairability | – | Class B |