Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 5G

Comparing the Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S24 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S24 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,557, while Google Pixel 8 scores 3,294, making Samsung Galaxy S24 5G the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24 5G offer the same screen size of 6.2 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S24 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 8's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S24 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 8 offers 10.5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S24 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 4575 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy S24 5G offers 4000 mAh, making Google Pixel 8 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy S24 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Google Pixel 8 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S24 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Google Pixel 8 and Samsung Galaxy S24 5G equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Google Pixel 8 has a rating of 4.4.

Google Pixel 8

₹37,999

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy S24 5G

₹61,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

93%

Release Date

04 Oct, 2023

18 Jan, 2024

Performance


Google Tensor G3	Samsung Exynos 2400
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4575 mAh	4000 mAh
27W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Impressive cameras, AI tools
Good design
Respectable battery life
Amazing software support

Compact, premium, lightweight
Vibrant display
Swift performance, useful AI features
Advance camera setup

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Performance could have been better
Pricey

Battery life could have been better
No charger in the box

User Ratings

4.4/5

(19,647 ratings)

4.5/5

(7,906 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,017,180 AnTuTu Score	1,727,225 AnTuTu Score
N/A	14h 43m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Oct 04, 2023

(Official)

Jan 18, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

OS Updates

7 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

Custom UI

N/A	Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G3

Samsung Exynos 2400

Processor

Nona Core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Deca Core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Xclipse 940

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,017,180

1,727,225

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

15.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.1 %

90.73 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

150.5 mm

147 mm

Width

70.8 mm

70.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

187 grams

167 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera7x Digital Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN2 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.9" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A	10 MP f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

7 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4575 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 18W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes	Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

14h 43m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 27m 20s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands: