Apple iPhone 15 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB

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Comparing the Apple iPhone 15 vs Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB runs at 3.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 6.1 inches, making Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 15 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB's OLED, making Apple iPhone 15 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Apple iPhone 15 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB offers 10.5 MP, making Apple iPhone 15 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5050 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 3349 mAh, making Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB better for longer battery life.


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


User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8 Pro 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2023
04 Nov, 2023
21 Aug, 2026

Performance

Apple A16 Bionic
Google Tensor G3
MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
6 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super Retina XDR
OLED
AMOLED
1179x2556 px (FHD+)
1344x2992 px (FHD+)
1208x2644 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
48 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

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

Battery

3349 mAh
5050 mAh
6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging
30W Fast Charging
45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.1/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • 7 years of OS updates
  • AI camera features
  • Polished design
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Performance throttling issues
  • Slow charging
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(259,053 ratings)
4.4/5
(886 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
792,798
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
10h 40m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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Videos
1 Video
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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2023
(Official)
Nov 04, 2023
(Official)
Aug 18, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

iOS v17
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

5 Years
7 Years
2 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Years
3 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic
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Google Tensor G3
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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth
Nona Core

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

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A
Titan M2
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)
Immortalis-G715 MC10
Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB
12 GB
8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
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.

N/A
N/A
792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
24.0 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
N/A
1,054
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+)
1344x2992 px (FHD+)
1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits
2400 nits
4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits
1600 nits
1600 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.69:9

Pixel Density

461 ppi
490 ppi
429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 %
87.13 %
89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2 Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.18 %

Design

Height

147.6 mm
162.6 mm
162.48 mm

Width

71.6 mm
76.5 mm
77.27 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.8 mm
7.39 mm

Weight

171 grams
213 grams
189 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Polycarbonate

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)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm 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 Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
48 MP
f/1.95 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera113 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus Motion Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

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
13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
No

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
N/A
Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3349 mAh
5050 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 23W Wireless Charging
N/A

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
N/A
10h 40m

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

N/A
N/A
1h 15m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 3.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)
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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 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.12 W/kg Body: 1.14 W/kg
N/A
Head: 1.332 W/kg Body: 0.802 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.3
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

No
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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