Google Pixel 8 vs Samsung Galaxy S26 FE

699 USD

799 USD

Available

Available

Google Mobiles

Samsung Mobile

GKWS6, G9BQD

SM-S741B, SM-S741B/DS

2023, October 12

2026, August 27

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA SA/NSA/Sub6 - International

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm (5.93 x 2.79 x 0.35 in)

161.6 x 76.9 x 7.4 mm (6.36 x 3.03 x 0.29 in)

187 g (6.60 oz)

193 g (6.81 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame , IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Nano-SIM and eSIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

Obsidian, Hazel, Rose

Blueberry, Graphite, Pistachio

OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1900 nits (HBM)

6.2 inches, 91.1 cm2 (~85.5% screen-to-body ratio)

6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~428 ppi density)

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)

Android 14

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9

Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)

Exynos 2500 (3 nm)

Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)

10-core (1x3.3GHz Cortex-X925 & 2x2.74GHz Cortex-A725 & 5x2.36GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A520)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Xclipse 950

8GB

8GB

128GB/256GB UFS 3.1

128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 4.0

50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm

8 MP, f/2.4, 75mm (telephoto), 1/4.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama

LED flash, HDR, panorama, Best Face

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

12 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)

10.5 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm

Auto-HDR, panorama

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Li-Ion 4575 mAh, non-removable

Si/C Li-Ion 4900 mAh

27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised) 18W wireless Reverse wireless

45W wired, PD, QC2, 65% in 30 min 15W wireless, Qi2 compatible Reverse wireless

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, thermometer (skin temperature)

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers

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, dual-band or tri-band (market/region dependent), Wi-Fi Direct

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.4, A2DP, LE

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG

AnTuTu: 926801 (v9), 1158631 (v10) GeekBench: 3526 (v5), 4404 (v6) GFXBench: 73fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

-26.0 LUFS (Very good)

Endurance rating 83h