Head to head
Google Pixel 9vsSamsung Galaxy S24
The short answer
Choose the Galaxy S24 for lower weight and Geekbench 6 CPU score. The Pixel 9 wins no row by a gap you’d notice. Both cost £799 at UK RRP. The Pixel 9 gets security updates for longer: until August 2031, against January 2031 for the Galaxy S24.
- Released
- 2024-08-22endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Google Store UK, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-08-01endoflife.date — Pixel, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2024-01-24endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S24 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2031-01-24endoflife.date — Samsung mobile, retrieved 2026-08-20
0 wins for Pixel 92 wins for Galaxy S243 gaps borderline2 differences you won’t noticeSame RRP
Verdict: Galaxy S24 ahead on 2 rows, Pixel 9 on none
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Galaxy S24 wins on weight (167 g against 198 g) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) (5,965 against 3,797, both from Geekbench Browser). 3 gaps are borderline, differences most people would not notice: RAM (12 GB against 8 GB) for the Pixel 9, battery capacity (4,700 mAh against 4,000 mAh) for the Pixel 9 and fast charging (45 W against 25 W) for the Pixel 9. The differences in display size and peak brightness are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same refresh rate, storage (base) and wireless charging. The other 38 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
3 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Pixel 9 better than the Galaxy S24?
On the figures, the Galaxy S24 is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: weight, 167 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 198 g (Google) and Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core), 5,965 against 3,797 (both Geekbench Browser). The Pixel 9 wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Pixel 9 is ahead, narrowly: battery capacity, 4,700 mAh (Google) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK), a borderline gap most people would not notice.
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy S24, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 167 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 198 g (Google).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Pixel 9 is brighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 2,700 nits (Google) against 2,600 nits (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Pixel 9 gets security updates for longer: until August 2031, against January 2031 for the Galaxy S24. Sources: dates from endoflife.date.
Which is cheaper?
Both cost £799 at UK RRP. Prices from Pixel 9: Google Store UK; Galaxy S24: Samsung Newsroom UK.
Other comparisons
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