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Google Pixel 5 vs Apple iPhone X

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Google Pixel 5 vs Apple iPhone X

61 out of 100
Google Pixel 5
VS
54 out of 100
Apple iPhone X
Google Pixel 5
Apple iPhone X

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6-inch Google Pixel 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Apple iPhone X, which is powered by Apple A11 Bionic and came out 37 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 5
  • Has 2.7x more RAM: 8GB versus 3GB
  • Comes with 1364 mAh larger battery capacity: 4080 vs 2716 mAh
  • Shows 40% longer battery life (31:36 vs 22:33 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR4X 2133 MHz
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (702 against 607 nits)
  • Has an ultra-wide angle camera lens
  • The phone is 3-years and 1-month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone X
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Google
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1096 and 770 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone X crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 5
vs
iPhone X

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6 inches 5.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1125 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 432 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 82.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 99.3%
PWM 367 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 5 ms 2.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 5 +16%
702 nits
iPhone X
607 nits

Design and build

Height 144.7 mm (5.7 inches) 143.6 mm (5.65 inches)
Width 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) 70.9 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.7 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Rear material Metal Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear No
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 5 +4%
85.9%
iPhone X
82.9%

Performance

Tests of Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone X in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Apple A11 Bionic
Max clock 2400 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 1 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76) 		- 4 cores at 1.42 GHz: Mistral
- 2 cores at 2.39 GHz: Monsoon
Lithography process 7 nanometers 10 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 620 Apple A11 GPU
GPU shading units 384 192
GPU clock 750 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS ~576 GFLOPS ~409.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 5
770
iPhone X +42%
1096
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 5
1956
iPhone X +50%
2936
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Pixel 5
420377
iPhone X +1%
422603
CPU 132677 114085
GPU 89779 91682
Memory 90554 97456
UX 106168 117666
Total score 420377 422603
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Pixel 5
1084
iPhone X +225%
3524
Max surface temperature 38.6 °C 45.7 °C
Stability 89% 63%
Graphics test 6 FPS 21 FPS
Graphics score 1084 3524

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) iOS 11.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.5)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 16.6 GB 5.3 GB

Battery

Capacity 4080 mAh 2716 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (12 W) Yes, Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:13 hr 07:08 hr
Watching video 15:02 hr 09:17 hr
Gaming 05:39 hr 04:04 hr
Standby 104 hr 84 hr
General battery life
Pixel 5 +40%
31:36 hr
iPhone X
22:33 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 12.2 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4290 x 2800 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad 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 240FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107° -
Lenses 2 (12.2 MP + 16 MP) 2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 12.2 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 28 mm
- Pixel size: 1.22 micron
- Sensor: 1/3", Apple iSight Duo Camera (BSI CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
- Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens - - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.4" (BSI CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 24 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
-
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 5 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone X from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 8 megapixels 7 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3472 x 2063
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 32 mm
Pixel size 1.12 microns -
Sensor type CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display 		- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support * Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 15 16
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 5 +8%
91.9 dB
iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2020 September 2017
Release date October 2020 November 2017
SAR (head) 0.96 W/kg 0.87 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.39 W/kg 0.97 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
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 5 is definitely a better buy.

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