In a detailed hands-on video, a phone enthusiast has showcased what appears to be a North Korean replica of the Google Pixel 8 Pro. Informally labeled the “People’s Pixel,” the device mimics the original’s distinctive camera bar and matte AG glass finish. A logo on the back panel was obscured for the recording.
Internal Hardware and Thermal Behavior
Under the hood, the imitation diverges sharply from Google’s hardware design. It trades the custom Tensor G3 processor for a MediaTek Dimensity 7050, a chip that lags considerably in Geekbench 6.7 and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme scores. Interestingly, the reviewer observed that the Tensor G3 runs much hotter during extended workloads, while the Dimensity 7050 maintains lower temperatures. Memory and storage are generous for a clone, coming in at 16GB of RAM and 256GB of internal space, surpassing the reviewer’s own 12GB Pixel 8 Pro configuration.
Display and Eye-Comfort Features
The screen specifications include a 1080 x 2400 resolution panel capped at 60Hz, though the system software falsely reports a 120Hz refresh rate. It employs high-frequency PWM dimming, which can reduce eye strain compared to the display on the authentic Pixel 8 Pro.
Camera System and Versatile Optics
The camera array is unusually ambitious for a copy. It features a 50MP OmniVision OV50H main sensor on a 1/1.3-inch format, a 50MP Samsung S5KJN1 periscope telephoto with 3x optical zoom and a 15cm minimum focusing distance, a 50MP Samsung S5KJN1 ultrawide, and a 32MP OmniVision OV32B front-facing camera. The periscope module’s close-focusing macro performance outshines the genuine Pixel 8 Pro, which requires nearly a meter of distance to lock focus with its telephoto lens. The main and ultrawide sensor choices align closely with the Nothing Phone 3's camera layout, although that device uses a dedicated Samsung S5KJN5 sensor for its telephoto rather than deploying the JN1 across two rear positions.
The device arrived with its bootloader already unlocked, enabling it to be flashed with stock PixelOS and fully functional Google services. A complete side-by-side camera evaluation with the genuine Pixel 8 Pro is available in the original video, though it is provided in Chinese only.
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