Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
76
out of 100
VS
73
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 6 Pro (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19, 2021, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 13 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1316 mAh larger battery capacity: 5003 vs 3687 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Modern USB Type-C port
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- 12% higher pixel density (512 vs 458 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
- The phone is 1-year and 1-month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max
- Shows 30% longer battery life (35:25 vs 27:15 hours)
- Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Google
- 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1990 and 1340 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1284 x 2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.8% | 87.4% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) | 160.8 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm
- 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | Apple A14 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1280 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 848 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 244572 | 234779 |
| GPU | 272616 | 256839 |
| Memory | 160815 | 153144 |
| UX | 190234 | 181729 |
| Total score | 869007 | 828500 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.4 °C | 45 °C |
| Stability | 56% | 75% |
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | 47 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6208 | 7880 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8598 | - |
| Video editing | 6884 | - |
| Photo editing | 17970 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11157 | - |
| Writing score | 16291 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5003 mAh | 3687 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:59 hr | 1:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:47 hr | 12:04 hr |
| Watching video | 12:29 hr | 14:25 hr |
| Gaming | 04:43 hr | 07:09 hr |
| Standby | 93 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 104 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 65 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX613 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.4", Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 11.1 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2880 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | - |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2021 | October 2020 |
| Release date | October 2021 | November 2020 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 6 Pro . But if the performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max .
