Apple iPhone 7 vs Google Pixel XL

Comparing the Apple iPhone 7 vs Google Pixel XL 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 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Google Pixel XL runs at 2.15 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 the better performer.

Display: Google Pixel XL offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 4.7 inches, making Google Pixel XL the larger display of the two. Google Pixel XL features a AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7's IPS LCD, making Google Pixel XL the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Google Pixel XL feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Google Pixel XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 7 MP, making Google Pixel XL better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel XL offers a higher battery capacity with 3450 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 offers 1960 mAh, making Google Pixel XL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 7 and Google Pixel XL offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 and Google Pixel XL both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 7

₹31,500

(Out of Stock)

Google Pixel XL

₹67,000

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

74%

75%

Release Date

07 Oct, 2016

13 Oct, 2016

Performance


Apple A10 Fusion	Snapdragon 821
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
2 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


4.7 inches (11.94 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD	AMOLED
750x1334 px (HD+)	1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	12.3 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


7 MP	8 MP

Battery


1960 mAh	3450 mAh
N/A	Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	32 GB
NVMe	UFS 2.0

User Ratings

4.5/5

(106,363 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,309 ratings)

Video

8 More Videos

6 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Oct 07, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Operating System

iOS v10

Android v7.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A

Stock

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Chipset

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro

Processor

Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Co-Processor

M10 motion

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

16 nm

14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

Adreno 530

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

Resolution

750x1334 px (HD+)

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Brightness

625 nits

N/A

Aspect Ratio

16:9

N/A

Pixel Density

326 ppi

534 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.47 %

71.04 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

138.3 mm

154.7 mm

Width

67.1 mm

75.7 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

138 grams

168 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI

12.3 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/2.3" sensor size Exmor-R CMOS image sensor 1.55µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4608 x 2592 Pixels

4032 x 3024 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

8 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

1960 mAh

3450 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)

Up to 32 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A	Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

32 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 2.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

N/A

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.

N/A