Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 8 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,193, while Google Pixel 8 Pro scores 3,433, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google Pixel 8 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.7 inches, but Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Google Pixel 8 Pro's OLED, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 8 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 8 Pro offers 10.5 MP, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 8 Pro delivers longer battery life with 11h 33m, while Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max delivers None, making Google Pixel 8 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Google Pixel 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8 Pro is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

₹159,900

@ Croma

Google Pixel 8 Pro

₹49,899

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023

04 Oct, 2023

09 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A17 Pro	Google Tensor G3	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Hexa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)	6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Super Retina XDR	OLED	AMOLED
1290x2796 px (FHD+)	1344x2992 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4441 mAh	5050 mAh	6700 mAh
20W Fast Charging	30W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Slightly smaller & lighter
Smooth performance
Excellent cameras & pro features
Type-C finally

7 years of OS updates
AI camera features
Polished design

Impressive cameras
Standout design
Interesting AI features

Cons

Action button performs 1 task
Slow charging
Pricey

Performance throttling issues
Slow charging
Expensive

Pricey
Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.6/5

(3,228 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,821 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,545,034 AnTuTu Score	963,013 AnTuTu Score	1,457,989 AnTuTu Score
N/A	11h 33m Battery Life (PC Mark)	23h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹159,900 @ Croma	₹49,899 @ Amazon	₹61,999 @ Oppo.com
Not Available in any other store	Not Available in any other store	₹61,999 @ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

May 23, 2026

(Official)

Jul 02, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years

7 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Years

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A17 Pro

Google Tensor G3

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Hexa Core

3.78 GHz, Dual core 2.11 GHz, Quad core

Nona Core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Immortalis-G715 MC10

Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,545,034

963,013

1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

43.2 %

9.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

6.32 inches (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1290x2796 px (FHD+)

1344x2992 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

2400 nits

1800 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1600 nits

1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

490 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.65 %

87.13 %

89.34 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2 Scratch-resistant glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.4 %

Design

Height

159.9 mm

162.6 mm

151.21 mm

Width

76.7 mm

76.5 mm

72.42 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.8 mm

8.36 mm

Weight

221 grams

213 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN2 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

48 MP
f/1.95 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera113 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4441 mAh

5050 mAh

6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 23W Wireless Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

11h 33m

23h 00m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

1h 34m 4s

1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)