Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Google Pixel 9 - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Google Pixel 9

88 out 100
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
VS
79 out 100
Google Pixel 9
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
Google Pixel 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A18, vs Google Pixel 9, Manufactured in August, 2024with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4674mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB		 - 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Google Pixel 9
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
vs
Google Pixel 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1290x2796 pixels 1080x2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 2700 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 87.1 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1815 nits
Google Pixel 9
2225 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)256 Hz120 Hz
Response time4 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 16 Plus], [Google Pixel 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.9 mm (6.33 in) 152.8 mm (6.02 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 72 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
88 %
Google Pixel 9
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 16 Plus and Google Pixel 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A18 Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4040 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 6 (2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Neural Engine Yes
Graphics Apple A18 GPU Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 640 896
GPU Frequency 1490 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 1907 GFLOPS 1792 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
3256
Google Pixel 9
1832
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
8096
Google Pixel 9
4579
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)32561832
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)80964579
Geekbench Compute (GPU)281586389
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Apple iPhone 16 Plus], [Google Pixel 9]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
1622118
Google Pixel 9
1074252
CPU417158237029
GPU694070449828
Memory177712189059
UX333173198336
NanoReview Score16221181074252
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 16 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeNVMeUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 18 GB 19 GB
UI Skin n/a Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4674 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 27 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (55% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:39 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
34:32
Google Pixel 9
22:26
Web Browsing15:57 h10:01 h
Video Playback21:26 h13:38 h
Games07:34 h05:41 h
Standby Mode148 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8064x6048 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length26 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung GNK
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
n/a
Google Pixel 9
161
Video quality
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
n/a
Google Pixel 9
150
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
n/a
Google Pixel 9
154
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a132
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 105 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/1.9 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX714 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.6 1/3.1
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*n/a1
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 16 Plus
80.1 dB
Google Pixel 9
87.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr August, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Plus:

In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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