We compare the iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Pixel 8 Pro across camera, performance, battery life and other categories.
Which phone should you go for: the or the slightly more affordable Google Pixel 8 Pro? Which one has longer battery life? And which one has the more capable camera system? And what other differences are there?Can Google outwit the titanous with the latest ? Well, that’s exactly what we are about to find out right below in our iPhone 15 Pro Max vs Pixel 8 Pro comparison!
The has a bunch of new design elements you don’t notice at first. The stainless steel rails are replaced by lighter titanium, and overall the device is much lighter. Then, the signature mute switch has also been substituted for a customizable Action button. Add much slimmer bezels around the screen for a more premium appearance, and even tiny details like the sharp edges of the phone are now slightly rounded so you get a more comfy grip.Meanwhile, the retains the aluminum-glass sandwich design that we’ve seen on most of the recent Pixel phones. The back on the glass has a soft matte feel so it won’t attract fingerprints.The Natural Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, and Black Titanium. Display Differences
Both phones come with 6.7-inch screens, and both support 1-120Hz refresh rates.The , however, can get a bit brighter outdoors hitting a peak brightness level of 2,400 nits compared to 2,000 nits max brightness on the iPhone.And as for resolution, you get a 1290p screen on the iPhone which works out to 460 pixels per inch (ppi), while the Pixel has a 1344p resolution, or 489 ppi, which is slightly higher. Then, Apple continues to use the Dynamic Island cutout, which hides away all the Face ID components as well as the selfie camera and is used throughout the interface to show some useful tidbits of information. And you also have Face ID as the default biometric solution.The Pixel uses a more discreet centered punch hole front camera, and it uses an optical fingerprint sensor embedded in the screen. A basic photo-based Face Unlock is also available on the Pixel. The features the Pro chipset, the world’s first 3nm mobile chip. The , on the other hand, features the new , a chip that is built using a 4nm technology in Samsung foundries.It seems that the iPhone chip has more performance power, loads of that, while the Tensor is quite behind, but Google tries to convince users that it is all about the improved machine learning capabilities of the chip, so there’s that. Well, in our test, it’s really no contest. As far as raw performance goes, the iPhone smokes the Pixel out of the water. However, you might not even feel such a major difference in real life. Sure, the iPhone might be faster, but all of that processing power is wasted with social media apps. View allAs for the rest, the 8GB of LPDDR5 type RAM, while the comes with 12GB of the faster LPDDR5X RAM.In terms of storage, the is available with 256, 512GB, or 1TB of storage, while the 128GB, 256GB, 512GB versions, and for the first time, a 1TB version.In terms of software support, we expect the to be supported for around five years, or late 2028 in the earliest. Meanwhile, the The big novelty with the the addition of a 5X periscope camera that finally gives it some serious zooming power.The main camera of the remains mostly unchanged at 48MP, but it gets one very impressive new trick: higher-res 24MP resolution is the new default format! This means a lot more detail in your shots (you can also choose to shoot at 12MP or in the full 48MP size).
