Google Pixel Fold vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel Fold

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Google Pixel Fold or Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel Fold Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
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Release date 2023, May 10 2020, October 13
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.7 x 139.7 x 5.8 mm | 6.25 x 6.25 x 5.5 in 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm | 6.33 x 6.33 x 3.07 in
Weight 283 g | 9.98 oz 228 g | 8.04 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus) (folded), plastic front (unfolded), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame
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Colors Porcelain, Obsidian Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue
Battery 4821 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 20 h (multimedia)
Music play - Up to 80 h
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Screen

Technology Foldable OLED Super Retina XDR OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 139.7" in 6.7" in
Screen area 183.3 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 17.4:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.7% 87.4%
Screen resolution 1840 x 2208 px 1284 x 2778 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 0 PPI 458 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1450 nits (peak)
-Cover display:
-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
-5.8 inches, 1080 x 2092 pixels, 17.4:9 ratio, 408 ppi
-1200 nits (HBM), 1550 nits (peak)
-Folded: 139.7 x 79.5 x 12.1 mm
- Dolby Vision
-Wide color gamut
-True-tone
-HDR10
-800 nits (typ)
-1200 nits (peak)
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 48 MP, Triple 12 MP, Quad
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-10.8 MP, f/3.1, 112mm (telephoto), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
-10.8 MP, f/2.2, 121˚, (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.25µm
-12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS)
-12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
-12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
-TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
DxOMark Main Score 133 131
DxOMark Photo 137 131
DxOMark Video 131 130
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Cover camera:
9.5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide), 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6''
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Functions HDR, panorama HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
DxOMark Selfie Score 132
DxOMark Photo 127
DxOMark Video 140

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 13 iOS 14.1
Chipset - Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm)
GPU Mali-G710 MP7 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
External memory No No
Internal memory 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 811965 1113059
Antutu 10 CPU 291444
Antutu 10 GPU 333526
Antutu 10 Mem 187526
Antutu 10 UX 291444
Antutu 8 Total 638841
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1402 2069
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3390 4748
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 3945
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 4607
GeekBench 6 Metal 16062
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1007 1586
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3107 3940

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China 
CDMA 800 / 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, OTG Lightning, USB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation
SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fast charging
-Power Delivery 3.0
-Wireless charging
- IPX8 water resistant

- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
-Qi fast wireless charging 15W
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
-Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Versions
- Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong)

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