Google Pixel 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 7 Pro (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 1 year and 11 months after. 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 7 Pro
- Comes with 1418 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 3582 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- 12% higher pixel density (512 vs 458 PPI)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1793K versus 938K)
- Shows 53% longer battery life (28:13 vs 18:28 hours)
- Delivers 63% higher peak brightness (1777 against 1090 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.3% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 239 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
| GPU shading units | 672 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 281217 | 408349 |
| GPU | 268867 | 739305 |
| Memory | 163085 | 281199 |
| UX | 225211 | 365064 |
| Total score | 938380 | 1793917 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.9 °C | 47.1 °C |
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 6383 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9149 | - |
| Video editing | 6753 | - |
| Photo editing | 18587 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10862 | - |
| Writing score | 16143 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 3582 mAh |
| Max charge power | 23 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:49 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:06 hr | 11:41 hr |
| Watching video | 12:49 hr | 17:46 hr |
| Gaming | 04:48 hr | 05:35 hr |
| Standby | 83 hr | 132 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 126° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.28" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 120 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM1 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX381 | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 74 | 93 |
| Zoom | 143 | 142 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.6" |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 140 | - |
| Video | 146 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | September 2024 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2024 |
| Launch price | $899 | $999 |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.24 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.48 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro:
- In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

