Google Pixel 5 vs Apple iPhone XS Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 5 or Apple iPhone XS Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 5 Apple iPhone XS
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Release date 2020, September 30 2018, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm | 5.7 x 5.7 x 2.77 in 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm | 5.65 x 5.65 x 2.79 in
Weight 151 g | 5.33 oz 177 g | 6.24 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum back, aluminum frame Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
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Colors Just Black, Sorta sage Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Battery 4080 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 2658 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 20 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6" in 5.8" in
Screen area 87.6 cm2 84.4 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.9% 82.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2340 px 1125 x 2436 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 432 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Always-on display
-HDR10+
-90Hz refresh rate
- Dolby Vision
-HDR10
-Wide color gamut
-3D Touch
-True-tone
-120 Hz touch-sensing
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Dual 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
-12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
-12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom
Functions LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 120 106
DxOMark Photo 129 110
DxOMark Video 107 96
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 7 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard)
Functions Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@60fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 94 82
DxOMark Photo 95 81
DxOMark Video 94 82

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11 iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) - Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver) - Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
GPU Adreno 620 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 676363
Antutu 10 CPU 187714
Antutu 10 GPU 175166
Antutu 10 Mem 144453
Antutu 10 UX 187714
Antutu 9 Total 330920
Antutu 8 Total 414119
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 777 1275
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1827 2576
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1129
GeekBench 6 Metal 8071
GeekBench 5 Single Core 580 1109
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1569 2472

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100) - A2097 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - A1920, A2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.1 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

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

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Fast charging 18W
-Wireless charging 12W
-Reverse charging 5W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min
-Qi wireless charging
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- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China, Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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