Google Pixel 9 vs Apple iPhone 16

Comparing the Google Pixel 9 vs Apple iPhone 16 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,995, while Google Pixel 9 scores 4,545, making Apple iPhone 16 the better performer.

Display: Google Pixel 9 offers a screen size of 6.3 inches, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 6.1 inches, making Google Pixel 9 the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 16 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Google Pixel 9's OLED, making Apple iPhone 16 the better display of the two.

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

Front Camera: Apple iPhone 16 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 9 offers 10.5 MP, making Apple iPhone 16 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 9 offers a higher battery capacity with 4700 mAh, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 3561 mAh, making Google Pixel 9 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Google Pixel 9 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 16 offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 9 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 9 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Google Pixel 9 and Apple iPhone 16 both receive the same user rating of 4.6.

Google Pixel 9

₹79,999

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 16

₹63,900

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

88%

92%

Release Date

14 Aug, 2024

13 Sep, 2024

Performance


Google Tensor G4	Apple A18
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
OLED	Super Retina XDR
1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4700 mAh	3561 mAh
27W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Premium and compact design
Gemini integration & AI features
Strong camera performance
Clean software, 7 years of OS updates

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Cons

Underwhelming portrait photography
Slow charging speeds
Ships with Android 14
Display could have been better

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

User Ratings

4.6/5

(18,791 ratings)

4.6/5

(198,297 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,284,962 AnTuTu Score	1,764,170 AnTuTu Score
11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Aug 14, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v18

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G4

Apple A18

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

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 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

12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

1,284,962

1,764,170

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

10.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

10.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.0 %

12.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED	Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2700 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

421 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.1 %

86.24 %

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

147.6 mm

Width

72 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.80 mm

Weight

198 grams

170 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: 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

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

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

8 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

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

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4700 mAh

3561 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 27W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

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 48m

N/A

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

1h 14m 0s

1h 20m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / 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)

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

4G Bands: