Google Pixel vs Apple iPhone Comparison and Differences

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel Apple iPhone
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Release date 2016, October 2007, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 x 69.5 x 8.5 mm | 5.66 x 5.66 x 2.74 in 115 x 61 x 11.6 mm | 4.53 x 4.53 x 2.4 in
Weight 143 g | 5.04 oz 135 g | 4.76 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
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Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Black
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 0 mAh,
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 456 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 26 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 110 h
Stand by time - Up to 250 h
Talking time - Up to 8 h
Music play - Up to 24 h
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Screen

Technology AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5" in 3.5" in
Screen area 68.9 cm2 36.5 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 52.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 320 x 480 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 165 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF -2 MP
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@240fps No
DxOMark Main Score 90
DxOMark Photo 90
DxOMark Video 91
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm)
CPU - Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) - 412 MHz ARM 11
GPU Adreno 530 PowerVR MBX
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 4/8/16 GB

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 326
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 755
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 2484
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 996
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE 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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
NFC Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.0 (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.38 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.69 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Accelerometer, proximity
Other extras
- Fast battery charging
- Splash and dust resistant

- Google Maps
-Audio/video player
-TV-out
-Organizer
-Document viewer
-Photo viewer
-Predictive text input
Versions
- Versions: Global, USA, North America

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