Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

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Comparing the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 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 16 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 4.05 GHz, while Google Pixel 10 Pro XL runs at 3.78 GHz, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Google Pixel 10 Pro XL offers 6.8 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 10 Pro XL features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max's Super Retina XDR, making Google Pixel 10 Pro XL the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel 10 Pro XL offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 10 Pro XL better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 10 Pro XL offers a higher front camera resolution with 42 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 10 Pro XL better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 10 Pro XL offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offers 4685 mAh, making Google Pixel 10 Pro XL better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is rated 8.2.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Google Pixel 10 Pro XL has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

28 Aug, 2025
13 Sep, 2024
06 May, 2026

Performance

Google Tensor G5
Apple A18 Pro
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
16 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.9 inches (17.53 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LTPO OLED
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED
1344x2992 px (FHD+)
1320x2868 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

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

Battery

5200 mAh
4685 mAh
6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging
20W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 4.0
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.2/10
8.4/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Tensor G5 is more stable than predecessor
  • Clever AI features (when they work)
  • Clean, simple Material 3 Expressive experience
  • Seven years of OS and security updates
  • Good performance & battery life
  • Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
  • Video capabilities & Audio Mix
  • Apple Intelligence
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Magic Cue feels inconsistent, limited
  • Camera hardware is unchanged
  • Battery life is just one day despite a bigger cell
  • Camera control needs a learning curve
  • Apple Intelligence needs more work
  • Slow charging
  • Pricey
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5
(188 ratings)
4.7/5
(17,251 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,452,773
AnTuTu Score
1,774,620
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
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General

Launch Date

Aug 28, 2025
(Official)
Sep 13, 2024
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v16
iOS v18
Android v16

OS Updates

7 Year
5 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

7 Year
5 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G5
Apple A18 Pro
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

3.78 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.05 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A725 2.25 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520
Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm
3 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR DXT-48-1536
Apple GPU (six-core graphics)
Adreno 829

RAM

16 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
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.

1,452,773
1,774,620
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s
15.0 s
14.0 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
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
6.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.5 %
28.0 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

LTPO OLED
Super Retina XDR
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.9 inches  (17.53 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1344x2992 px (FHD+)
1320x2868 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3300 nits
2000 nits
5000 nits

HBM Brightness

2200 nits
2000 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

486 ppi
458 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.52 %
92.2 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm
163 mm
150.83 mm

Width

76.6 mm
77.6 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.25 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

232 grams
227 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Textured Matt Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.3" sensor size Flicker Sensor ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size
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/1.57IMX921
48 MP
f/1.7 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera113 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Laser Detection Autofocus Octa AF Phase Detection
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

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

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

8k @24/30 fps
4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

42 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera17 mm focal length
12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5200 mAh
4685 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 70% in 30 minutes
Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging
Yes 25W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
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
16h 04m

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

N/A
1h 36m 0s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
NVMe
UFS 4.1

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/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 700 (band 12)
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)
N/A
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SIM 2

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 / 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 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 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) / 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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v6.0
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
No
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

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

Audio Features

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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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