Google Pixel 3 vs Apple iPhone XS

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Comparing the Google Pixel 3 vs Apple iPhone XS across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 3 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone XS runs at 2.49 GHz, making Google Pixel 3 the better performer.


Display: Apple iPhone XS offers a screen size of 5.8 inches, while Google Pixel 3 offers 5.5 inches, making Apple iPhone XS the larger display of the two. Both Google Pixel 3 and Apple iPhone XS feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Google Pixel 3 and Apple iPhone XS feature a 12.2 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 3 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone XS offers 7 MP, making Google Pixel 3 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 3 offers a higher battery capacity with 2915 mAh, while Apple iPhone XS offers 2658 mAh, making Google Pixel 3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 3 and Apple iPhone XS offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Apple iPhone XS receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Google Pixel 3 has a rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

01 Nov, 2018
28 Sep, 2018
14 May, 2026

Performance
Snapdragon 845
Apple A12 Bionic
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Hexa Core (upto 2.49 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.8 inches (14.73 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
OLED
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera
8 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
7 MP
50 MP

Battery
2915 mAh
2658 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
9.0/10
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8.7/10
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Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, rich display
  • Excellent performance
  • Good cameras
  • Dual-SIM
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Portrait mode is hit and miss
  • No Fast charger or Lightning to 3.5mm adapter
  • Average battery life
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.5/5
(1,591 ratings)
4.7/5
(12,575 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
433,713
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Sep 28, 2018
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
iOS v12.0
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Apple A12 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385 1.6 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 385
Hexa Core

2.49 GHz, Dual core, Vortex 1.52 GHz, Quad core, Tempest
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Co-Processor

N/A
M12
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 630
Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

N/A
433,713
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.0 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
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
21.5 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.8 inches  (14.73 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)
1125x2436 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

439 ppi
463 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

78.62 %
80.93 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

145.6 mm
143.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

68.2 mm
70.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.7 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

148 grams
177 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.4µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI 1.4µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera52 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4032 x 3024 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
N/A

Flash

N/A
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

2915 mAh
2658 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 40W Wireless 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
N/A
15h 10m

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

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

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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 MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
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
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
Lightning
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

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

Applications

N/A
iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A

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