Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 4 and Apple iPhone 11 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 4 vs Apple iPhone 11

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Google Pixel 4
VS
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Apple iPhone 11
Google Pixel 4
Apple iPhone 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 4 Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 5.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Apple iPhone 11, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 4
  • Higher pixel density: 444ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 194g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 11
  • Larger display: 6.1in
  • Higher battery capacity: 3110mAh vs 2800mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 4/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 4 and Apple iPhone 11
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:
Google Pixel 4
vs
Apple iPhone 11

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED IPS LCD
Size 5.7 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 450 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 80.1 % 79.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 4
437 nits
Apple iPhone 11
668 nits
sRGB gamut95.5 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time2.4 ms24.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite999:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone 11]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.1 mm (5.79 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 68.8 mm (2.71 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor No No
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 4
80.1 %
Apple iPhone 11
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 4 and Apple iPhone 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.84 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))		 - 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 640 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 4
895
Apple iPhone 11
1613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 4
2602
Apple iPhone 11
4215
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8951613
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26024215
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 4
565573
Apple iPhone 11
898234
CPU178561231010
GPU153977308030
Memory86156155712
UX146879203482
NanoReview Score565573898234
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 4
3045
Apple iPhone 11
7530
Max Surface Temp.39 °C43.6 °C
Stability79 %72 %
Graphics Test18 fps45 fps
Graphics Score30457530
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone 11]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 4
10599
Apple iPhone 11
n/a
Writing score12868n/a
Web score7173n/a
Video editing7062n/a
Data manipulation8856n/a
NanoReview Score10599n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 9.55 GB n/a

Battery

Volume 2800 mAh 3110 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (11 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:20 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 4
13:56
Apple iPhone 11
22:24
Web Browsing05:06 h08:46 h
Video Playback08:59 h13:37 h
Games03:32 h04:58 h
Standby Mode68 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 122 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12.2 MP
Telephoto: 16 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix122 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length28 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX363Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size1.4 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length45 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX481n/a
Sensor size1/3.09n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 4
117
Apple iPhone 11
125
Video quality
Google Pixel 4
101
Apple iPhone 11
125
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 4
112
Apple iPhone 11
116
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a73
Zoomn/a63
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone 11]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 4
116
Apple iPhone 11
114
Video quality
Google Pixel 4
136
Apple iPhone 11
135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 / 5200 / 3500 / 600GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
3G BandsUMTS 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B600/B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600/B3500/B5200)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1818
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 4
85.6 dB
Apple iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2019 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 11 the clear winner in this comparison.

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