Google Pixel 6 vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Google Pixel 6 Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Google Pixel 6 (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19 2021 against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 11 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6

Comes with 1414 mAh larger battery capacity: 4614 vs 3200 mAh
Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus NVMe
Reverse charging feature
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro

The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
Delivers 113% higher peak brightness (1800 against 846 nits)
Shows 21% longer battery life (36:11 vs 30:01 hours)
37% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1000K versus 729K)
Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Google
The phone is 11-months newer
12% higher pixel density (460 vs 411 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Pixel 6 84 iPhone 14 Pro 94 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Pixel 6 77 iPhone 14 Pro 91 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Pixel 6 79 iPhone 14 Pro 81 Camera Photo and video recording quality Pixel 6 74 iPhone 14 Pro 87 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Pixel 6 85 iPhone 14 Pro 81 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Pixel 6 78 iPhone 14 Pro 88

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Pixel 6 vs iPhone 14 Pro

Display

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.4 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels	1179 x 2556 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	411 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	90 Hz	120 Hz
Max rated brightness	500 nits	1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	800 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	83.4%	87%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Display tests
RGB color space	99.8%	99.8%
PWM	397 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	5 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Pixel 6 846 nits iPhone 14 Pro +113% 1800 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]

Design and build

Height	158.6 mm (6.24 inches)	147.5 mm (5.81 inches)
Width	74.8 mm (2.94 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)	7.85 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	207 gramm (7.3 oz)	206 gramm (7.27 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black Blue Yellow	Black Silver Gold Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	No

Screen-to-body ratio Pixel 6 83.4% iPhone 14 Pro +4% 87%

Performance

Tests of Google Pixel 6 and Apple iPhone 14 Pro in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Google Tensor	Apple A16 Bionic
Max. clock	2800 MHz	3460 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.46 GHz: Everest
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G78 MP20	Apple GPU
GPU clock	848 MHz	-
FLOPS	~2171 GFLOPS	-

Memory
RAM size	8 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	-
Channels	2	4

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 1024 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Pixel 6 1040 iPhone 14 Pro +79% 1863 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Pixel 6 2912 iPhone 14 Pro +84% 5355 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Pixel 6 729126 iPhone 14 Pro +37% 1000693

CPU	187698	244651
GPU	298218	425909
Memory	100887	181638
UX	137683	146169
Total score	729126	1000693

3DMark Wild Life Performance Pixel 6 6370 iPhone 14 Pro +55% 9856

Stability	55%	78%
Graphics test	38 FPS	59 FPS
Graphics score	6370	9856
PCMark 3.0 score	10558	-

AnTuTu 9 Smartphone Scores Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)	iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16.0.3)
ROM	Stock Android	-
OS size	17.6 GB	-

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4614 mAh	3200 mAh
Charge power	30 W	23 W
Battery type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (21 W)	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	Yes (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes (41% in 30 min)	Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:53 hr	1:41 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	08:58 hr	12:35 hr
Watching video	16:38 hr	15:45 hr
Gaming	05:24 hr	06:02 hr
Standby	92 hr	120 hr

General battery life Pixel 6 30:01 hr iPhone 14 Pro +21% 36:11 hr Mobile Phone Battery Life Ranking

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	48 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	8000 x 6000
Zoom	Digital	Optical 3x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (1080p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	114°	120°
Lenses	2 (50 MP + 12 MP)	4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + 0 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31" Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	-	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5" - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55" - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	8 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	3840 x 2160	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.0	f/1.9
Focal length	24 mm	23 mm
Pixel size	1.12 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Sensor size	-	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Pixel 6 +1% 144 iPhone 14 Pro 143 Video quality Pixel 6 115 iPhone 14 Pro +30% 149 Generic camera score Pixel 6 132 iPhone 14 Pro +11% 146

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	3.1	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	1	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
eSIM support*	Yes	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	20	20
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Speakers test Max. loudness Pixel 6 86.3 dB iPhone 14 Pro +4% 89.5 dB

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	October 2021	September 2022
Release date	October 2021	September 2022
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the Apple iPhone 14 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Google Pixel 6 10 (40%) Apple iPhone 14 Pro 15 (60%) Vote Total votes: 25

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