Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Google Pixel 9 Pro 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 16 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,115, while Google Pixel 9 Pro scores 4,757, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro the better performer.

Display: Both Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Google Pixel 9 Pro offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Google Pixel 9 Pro features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro's Super Retina XDR, making Google Pixel 9 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 9 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 9 Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Google Pixel 9 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 42 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 9 Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 9 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4700 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 3582 mAh, making Google Pixel 9 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Google Pixel 9 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 9 Pro the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Google Pixel 9 Pro has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro

₹109,900

(Out of Stock)

Google Pixel 9 Pro

₹87,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2024

17 Oct, 2024

23 Jul, 2026

Performance


Apple A18 Pro	Google Tensor G4	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy
Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	8 inches (20.32 cm)
Super Retina XDR	LTPO OLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1280x2856 px (FHD+)	2256x2504 px
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	N/A	6.49 inches (16.48 cm)
N/A	N/A	1080x2520 px (FHD)

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 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)	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	42 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	10 MP

Battery


3582 mAh	4700 mAh	5000 mAh
20W Fast Charging	27W Fast Charging	45W
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	N/A

Expert Review

N/A

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Premium design
Brilliant display
Video recording and AI editing tools
Stock Android and 7 years of OS updates promise

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Slow charging
Heating issues
Telephoto camera needs improvements

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(29,436 ratings)

4.5/5

(592 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,747,550 AnTuTu Score	1,179,756 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	11h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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Not Available in any store

₹87,999

@ Amazon

₹199,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Oct 17, 2024

(Official)

Jul 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v18

Android v14

Android

OS Updates

5 Years

7 Years

7 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

7 Years

7 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Apple A18 Pro

Google Tensor G4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy

Processor

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.92 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Mali-G715 MP7

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

1,747,550

1,179,756

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

12.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.4 %

20.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

LTPO OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

8 inches (20.32 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1280x2856 px (FHD+)

2256x2504 px

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

N/A

Pixel Density

458 ppi

497 ppi

422 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

87.1 %

178.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Ceramic 3

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

90.1 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

152.8 mm

158.4 mm

Width

71.5 mm

72 mm

72.8 mm

Thickness

8.25 mm

8.5 mm

8.9 mm

Weight

199 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Textured Matt Glass

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Form Factor

N/A

Foldable Touch

Dimensions

N/A

Folded: 158.4 x 72.8 x 8.9 mm
Unfolded: 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm

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

Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/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 S5KGNK ISO-CELL 1.2µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera30x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size S5KHP2 0.6µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

48 MP
f/1.7 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size

50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.5" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus

Yes Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

12288 x 16384 Pixels

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

5 x Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

30 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

42 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera17 mm focal length Exmor RS

10 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

3582 mAh

4700 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 27W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 45W

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 21W Wireless Charging

Yes 20W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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 54m

N/A

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

1h 34m 0s

1h 16m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

N/A

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)