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

Google Pixel 4 vs Apple iPhone X

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Google Pixel 4
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Apple iPhone X
Google Pixel 4
Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 4 Manufactured in November, 2019, with display 5.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017with chipsetApple A11 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 refresh rate: 90Hz
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 2800mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Larger display: 5.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 4 and Apple iPhone X
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 X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 5.7 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 458 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 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 4
437 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut95.5 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)367 Hz240 Hz
Response time2.4 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 147.1 mm (5.79 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 68.8 mm (2.71 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange		 - Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor No No
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 4
80.1 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 4 and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2390 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))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 690 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 640 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 768 192
GPU Frequency 585 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 898.5 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 4
895
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 4
2602
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8951089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)26022918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 4
565573
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU178561192337
GPU153977122353
Memory86156101238
UX14687991620
NanoReview Score565573507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 4
3045
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.39 °C45.7 °C
Stability79 %63 %
Graphics Test18 fps21 fps
Graphics Score30453522
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 4
10599
Apple iPhone X
n/a
Writing score12868n/a
Web score7173n/a
Video editing7062n/a
Data manipulation8856n/a
NanoReview Score10599n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 13) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 9.55 GB 5.3 GB

Battery

Volume 2800 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (11 W) Yes Qi (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 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 4
13:56
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing05:06 h05:31 h
Video Playback08:59 h09:07 h
Games03:32 h03:35 h
Standby Mode68 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 122 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 12.2 MP
Telephoto: 16 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix122 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length28 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX363Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/2.551/3
Pixel size1.4 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix16 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.4
Focal length45 mm52 mm
SensorSony IMX481n/a
Sensor size1/3.091/3.4
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 4
117
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Google Pixel 4
101
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 4
112
Apple iPhone X
97
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 4], [Apple iPhone X]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 4
116
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Google Pixel 4
136
Apple iPhone X
92

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- 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
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 / 5200 / 3500 / 600GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category1816
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 X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2019 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date November, 2019 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 799 999
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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