Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Google Pixel 8 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Google Pixel 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2023with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Lighter design: 199g vs 213g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8 Pro
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 489ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 3582mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 GB |
Review
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1206x2622 pixels | 1344x2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 489 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 99.5 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 239 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) | 162.6 mm (6.4 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.8 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 213 g (7.51 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
- Black - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Yes |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 1594.8 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3558 | 1760 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8958 | 4442 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 32952 | n/a |
| CPU | 408349 | 378836 |
| GPU | 739305 | 371060 |
| Memory | 281199 | 185462 |
| UX | 365064 | 217177 |
| NanoReview Score | 1793917 | 1152535 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | Stock Android |
Battery
| Volume | 3582 mAh | 5050 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 1:23 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:41 h | 08:23 h |
| Video Playback | 17:46 h | 12:10 h |
| Games | 05:35 h | 04:58 h |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | 87 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 126 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/1.31 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | 65 |
| Preview | 93 | 75 |
| Zoom | n/a | 152 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 105 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3648x2736 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 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/B30/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | October, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 999 |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - 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 Pro:
In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
Google Pixel 8 Pro:
The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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