Apple iPhone 8 Plus vs Google Pixel 3

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900, 2100

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE speed

-

LTE-A(5CA), Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 75 Mbps upload
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

P-OLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

5.5 inches

5.5 inches
Resolution

1080 x 1920 pixels

1080 x 2160 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

443 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Wide color gamut display, 3D Touch display & home button, True-tone display

Always-on display, HDR

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

-
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
12 MP, f/2.8 , 56 mm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

quad-LED (dual tone) flash

dual-LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection with Dual Pixel
Camera features

1/3" sensor size @ 28mm, 1/3.6" sensor size @ 56mm, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, RAW
DxOMark photo

96

103
DxOMark video

89

98
DxOMark camera score

94

102

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes (Apple Pay only)

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

iMessage(threaded view)

-
Messaging MMS

MMS

-
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging iMessage

iMessage

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Java

No

-
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyroscope, fingerprint, hall, light, proximity