Google Pixel 7 vs Apple iPhone 15
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 7 (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 15, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 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
- Comes with 1006 mAh larger battery capacity: 4355 vs 3349 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Fingerprint scanner
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15
- Shows 31% longer battery life (25:31 vs 19:30 hours)
- 51% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1416K versus 936K)
- Delivers 69% higher peak brightness (1641 against 972 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
- The phone is 11 months newer
- 90% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2599 and 1370 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 26 grams less
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 | 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 306 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) | 147.6 mm (5.81 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.6 mm (2.82 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 171 g (6.03 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3460 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 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 672 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 256594 | 375664 |
| GPU | 315697 | 452373 |
| Memory | 168964 | 261974 |
| UX | 194845 | 326266 |
| Total score | 936100 | 1416277 |
| Samples | [19 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 45.8 °C | 44.3 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 81% |
| Graphics test | 39 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6523 | 9632 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7601 | - |
| Video editing | 6281 | - |
| Photo editing | 18267 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10358 | - |
| Writing score | 15450 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 18.2) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 18 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4355 mAh | 3349 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:58 hr | 10:47 hr |
| Watching video | 13:42 hr | 16:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 05:36 hr |
| Standby | 82 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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 | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" | 1/1.5" |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX381 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 80 |
| Preview | 72 | 84 |
| Zoom | 106 | 114 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 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 | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 134 | - |
| Video | 144 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.2 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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 | 18 |
| 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 2023 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2023 |
| Launch price | $599 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 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 |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

