Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2020with chipsetApple A14 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 495ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 2815mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- Lighter design: 189g vs 199g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 16/128 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 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 | 6.3 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1280x2856 pixels | 1170x2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 495 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 3000 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 87.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 99.6 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 in) | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 in) | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gray - Pink |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Icestorm) - 2/3.1 (Firestorm) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1792 GFLOPS | 654.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2002 | 1941 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4710 | 5005 |
| CPU | 283910 | 262691 |
| GPU | 447101 | 387783 |
| Memory | 183290 | 169306 |
| UX | 211054 | 285964 |
| NanoReview Score | 1125355 | 1105744 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 76 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 7431 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 14.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | 28.8 GB | 14 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 27 W | 20 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (12 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:24 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:12 h | 07:12 h |
| Video Playback | 12:40 h | 12:00 h |
| Games | 06:23 h | 04:33 h |
| Standby Mode | 96 h | 101 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6144 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | 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 | 123 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNK | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.2 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/3.6 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 77 |
| Zoom | n/a | 111 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 42 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3648x2736 pixels | 4290x2800 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51 | 1/3.6 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | n/a |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - 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/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (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/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 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 | August, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | October, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 999 | 1000 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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