This bizarre Pixel 8 Pro clone from North Korea beats Google’s flagship in surprising ways

TL;DR A North Korean Pixel 8 Pro clone mimics Google’s flagship while packing 16GB RAM, 256GB storage, a 120Hz display, and an unlocked bootloader. The phone uses a weaker MediaTek Dimensity 7050 chip, but runs noticeably cooler than the Pixel 8 Pro under sustained workloads. The clone even outperforms the real Pixel in a few niche areas, including telephoto macro shots.

Clone phones are usually good for one thing: looking like the real deal until you switch them on. However, this North Korean Pixel 8 Pro copy is quite unusual. It borrows Google’s design, but it also packs 16GB of RAM and a few unexpected tricks that even the real Pixel 8 Pro can’t match.

” The reviewer also notes that the handset originally bore a North Korean logo on the back, which was covered in the video.