Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the Google Pixel 9 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 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 17 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while Google Pixel 9 Pro runs at 3.1 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 17 offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Google Pixel 9 Pro features a LTPO OLED display compared to Apple iPhone 17's Super Retina XDR OLED, 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 17 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 17 offers 18 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 17 offers 3692 mAh, making Google Pixel 9 Pro better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 9 Pro and Apple iPhone 17 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 9 Pro is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 9 Pro has a rating of 4.5.

Google Pixel 9 Pro

₹109,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17

₹77,900

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

91%

93%

Release Date

17 Oct, 2024

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Google Tensor G4	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
16 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
LTPO OLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1280x2856 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


42 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4700 mAh	3692 mAh
27W Fast Charging	40W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Slow charging
Heating issues
Telephoto camera needs improvements

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(592 ratings)

4.6/5

(16,044 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,179,756 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
11h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Oct 17, 2024

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v26

OS Updates

7 Years

N/A

Security Updates

7 Years

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G4

Apple A19

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

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

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 GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

16 GB

8 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.

1,179,756

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

12.0 s

16.0 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

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.6 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LTPO OLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1280x2856 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

2000 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

497 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.1 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Design

Height

152.8 mm

149.6 mm

Width

72 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

199 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Aluminium Color-infused 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)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

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 Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

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 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

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

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 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

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4700 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 21W Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

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.

11h 54m

N/A

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

1h 16m 0s

1h 11m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: 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
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 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 2300(band 30)

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / 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) / 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) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)