Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Google Pixel 8

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G vs Google Pixel 8 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 S23 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 3.36 GHz, while Google Pixel 8 runs at 3.0 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better performer.

Display: Google Pixel 8 offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers 6.1 inches, making Google Pixel 8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S23 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 8's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Google Pixel 8 feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 8 offers 10.5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G delivers longer battery life with 11h 50m, while Google Pixel 8 delivers None, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Google Pixel 8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G and Google Pixel 8 equally at 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8 has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S23 5G

₹54,899

(Out of Stock)

Google Pixel 8

₹38,499

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023

04 Oct, 2023

03 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	Google Tensor G3	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, LPDDR5X
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)	Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP No Shake Cam Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	N/A	2 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


3900 mAh	4575 mAh	5000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	27W Fast Charging	25W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Clean and compact design
Stellar performance
Excellent cameras
Improved battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Persistent shutter lag
Slow 25W charging speed

Slow charging speeds
Performance could have been better
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(81,387 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,647 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652 AnTuTu Score	1,017,180 AnTuTu Score	845,601 AnTuTu Score
11h 50m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	11h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹38,499

@ Amazon

₹28,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023

(Official)

Oct 04, 2023

(Official)

Jun 30, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Google Tensor G3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 LPDDR5X

Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Nona Core

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

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 740

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Adreno 710

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

1,207,652

1,017,180

845,601

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

22.0 s

25.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

948

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

13.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %

39.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits

2000 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1400 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

424 ppi

387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %

87.1 %

86.58 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

146.3 mm

150.5 mm

162.4 mm

Width

70.9 mm

70.8 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.9 mm

7.7 mm

Weight

168 grams

187 grams

200 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Water Resistance

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

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

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

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

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

5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

7 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

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

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

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

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 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @24 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3900 mAh

4575 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 27W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 18W Wireless Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

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.

11h 50m

N/A

11h 00m

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

1h 4m 16s

1h 27m 20s

1h 13m 14s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

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

N/A

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)

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)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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

N/A

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)

N/A