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Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 15

82 out 100
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
VS
80 out 100
Apple iPhone 15
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
Apple iPhone 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Apple iPhone 15, Manufactured in September, 2023 with chipsetApple A16 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 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5060mAh vs 3349mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15
  • Lighter design: 171g vs 221g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 15
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
vs
Apple iPhone 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 486 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 3000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
Apple iPhone 15
1646 nits
sRGB gamut99 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz306 Hz
Response time2 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL], [Apple iPhone 15]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 147.6 mm (5.81 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 71.6 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 171 g (6.03 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %
Apple iPhone 15
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3460 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)		 - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 896 640
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Apple iPhone 15
2599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Apple iPhone 15
6545
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19622599
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47006545
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6902n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL], [Apple iPhone 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
Apple iPhone 15
1415281
CPU395641378046
GPU448762449766
Memory213528261642
UX235197325827
NanoReview Score12928581415281
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Apple iPhone 15
9632
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a59 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9632

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size n/a 18 GB
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 5060 mAh 3349 mAh
Max Charging Power 37 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) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:18 h 1:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Apple iPhone 15
25:31
Web Browsing11:42 h10:47 h
Video Playback10:46 h16:55 h
Games05:57 h05:36 h
Standby Mode92 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x 114
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: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung GN1n/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.5
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.8n/a
Focal length113 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5KGM5n/a
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/2.551/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Apple iPhone 15
147
Video quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Apple iPhone 15
153
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Apple iPhone 15
145
Bokeh7580
Preview8684
Zoom155n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9 Pro XL], [Apple iPhone 15]

Front camera

Matrix 42 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 17 mm 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.6
Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*1n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS/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 ()
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB
Apple iPhone 15
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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