Google Pixel 8 vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 6.2 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8
- Lighter design: 187g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 4575mAh vs 4352mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 428 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.2 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 170 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 150.5 mm (5.93 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 70.8 mm (2.79 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 187 g (6.6 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gray - Rose Gold |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 890 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1594.8 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1697 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4281 | 5459 |
| CPU | 355012 | 327704 |
| GPU | 374696 | 434683 |
| Memory | 183080 | 248498 |
| UX | 229909 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 1142697 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 9444 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 14 GB | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4575 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 27 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (18 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:16 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:08 h | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | 14:06 h | 17:03 h |
| Games | 04:49 h | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 81 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 | 126 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.25 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 75 |
| Preview | 64 | 81 |
| Zoom | 129 | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 105 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 699 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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