Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB

Comparing the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 8,021, while Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB scores 4,419, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB offers 6.8 inches, making Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB's Super Retina XDR, making Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 42 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB offers a higher battery capacity with 5060 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB offers 4685 mAh, making Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB offer the same internal storage of 512 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB is rated 7.5.

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL 512GB

₹139,999

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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 512GB

₹154,900

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Summary

Spec Score

90%

93%

87%

Release Date

14 Aug, 2024

13 Sep, 2024

29 Oct, 2026

Performance


Google Tensor G4	Apple A18 Pro	MediaTek Dimensity 9600M
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.05 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.21 GHz)
16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.59 inches (16.74 cm)
LTPO OLED	Super Retina XDR	AMOLED
1344x2992 px (FHD+)	1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1272x2768 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2.8x Optical Zoom)
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	200 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 10x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	3.2 MP Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


5060 mAh	4685 mAh	8000 mAh
37W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

512 GB	512 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.4/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Premium build and design
Brilliant video recording
Fun AI editing tools
Decent battery life

Good performance & battery life
Excellent cameras & useful Photo Styles
Video capabilities & Audio Mix
Apple Intelligence

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Slow charging
Pricey

Camera control needs a learning curve
Apple Intelligence needs more work
Slow charging
Pricey

Device yet to be reviewed

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,323,184 AnTuTu Score	1,774,620 AnTuTu Score	N/A
9h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 14, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Oct 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v18

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

6 Years

Custom UI

N/A

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Good

Chipset

Google Tensor G4

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Apple A18 Pro APL1V07

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MediaTek Dimensity 9600M MT6994

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Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.05 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.42 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Octa core

4.21 GHz, Single core, C1 Ultra 3.5 GHz, Tri core, C1 Premium 2.7 GHz, Quad core, ARM C1-Pro

Co-Processor

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G715 MP7

Apple A18 Pro GPU

Mali-Drage MC12

RAM

16 GB

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

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.

1,323,184

1,774,620

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

15.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.7 %

28.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO OLED

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

Resolution

1344x2992 px (FHD+)

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1272x2768 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

482 ppi

458 ppi

462 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.52 %

92.2 %

91.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.0 %

Design

Height

162.8 mm

163 mm

156.5 mm

Width

76.6 mm

77.6 mm

74.3 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.25 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

221 grams

227 grams

216 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 IP66 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

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

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera18x Digital Zoom 2.8x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length

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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size

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

200 MP
f/2.6 Telephoto Camera65 mm focal length

N/A

3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

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

18 x Digital Zoom
2.8 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

4k @120 fps
Full HD @240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

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

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

42 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary CameraExmor RS

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

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5060 mAh

4685 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Si/C Li-Ion

Quick Charging

Yes 37W Fast Charging 70% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 23W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 4.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

9h 40m

N/A

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

1h 12m

1h 36m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / 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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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 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) / 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

SAR Value

N/A

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

Head: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.948 W/kg

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) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v6.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

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 Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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