The Pixel 7 Pro and the iPhone 14 Pro Max are the best smartphones offered by Google and Apple, but how do these smartphones compare? A few years ago, Google didn’t take its smartphones seriously. In 2019, when Apple released the iPhone 11 with its A13 Bionic chipset, Google made the Pixel 4 with Snapdragon 855.
The following year, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage to reveal the iPhone 12, powered by a 5G-capable A14 Bionic chip. However, Google announced the Pixel 5 with Snapdragon 765G, a midrange chipset that doesn’t even come close to what the iPhone offered that year. The following year, Google released its Tensor G1 chipset, which had significantly more power and features than the Pixel 5.
iPhone 14 Pro models feature a Dynamic Island, a smaller pill-shaped notch than previous generations. On the other hand, the Pixel 7 Pro has a punch-hole cutout in the center. Compared to the Pixel, the iPhone looks different. Except for Dynamic Island and new finishes, the iPhone 14 Pro Max looks quite similar to the iPhone 13 Pro Max, as Apple hasn’t made any significant changes to the overall design language of its Pro line. That’s not to say the Pixel 7 Pro doesn’t look good: the symmetrical bezels and metallic finish on the rear camera visor give the smartphone a minimal yet modern look.
Massive screen size, powerful processors and decent battery life
The Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have massive screens. Both smartphones have a 6.7-inch OLED panel that supports an Always-On display and adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz. However, the difference starts to show in brightness and sharpness. By contrast, the iPhone 14 Pro Max’s Super Retina XDR display can peak at 1600 nits when viewing HDR content and 2000 nits outdoors, while the Pixel 7 Pro can only do so. 1000 nits for HDR and 1500 nits well lit. days. But when it comes to resolution, the Pixel 7 Pro packs 512 pixels per inch, making it sharper than the iPhone 14 Pro Max screen, which has 460 pixels per inch. Finally, the iPhone screen is protected by a protective ceramic layer, while the Pixel 7 Pro has Gorilla Glass Victus on the front.
Google and Apple have equipped their latest flagships with their best chipsets. While Pixel 7 Pro comes with Tensor G2 processor, iPhone 14 Pro Max has A16 Bionic inside. Comparing Geekbench benchmark scores, Apple’s A16 Bionic crushes the Tensor G2, which should make a difference when performing graphics-intensive gaming or video editing tasks. However, in day-to-day use, both smartphones can handle multiple apps while being battery efficient simultaneously; therefore, users do not need to worry about the performance of either smartphone.
Speaking of battery, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is rated to last up to 29 hours of video playback, while the Pixel 7 Pro offers over 24 hours of battery life. With typical usage, both smartphones should last a day, but several battery drain tests on YouTube show the iPhone 14 Pro Max lasting a bit longer than the Pixel 7 Pro. Additionally, the iPhone 14 Pro Max can charge up to 50% in 30 minutes with Apple’s 20W power adapter, and the Pixel 7 Pro charges at a similar rate with Google’s 30W power adapter. .
The Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max both have excellent cameras
As far as the cameras go, the Pixel and the iPhone feature a triple rear camera setup. The Pixel 7 Pro, for example, has a 50MP wide camera, a 12MP ultrawide camera, and a 48MP telephoto camera, and while the setup might seem ordinary, the device can work wonders with. This time, Google has included several camera features, such as Cinematic Blur, which applies an artificial bokeh effect on videos. Then there’s the Photo Unblur feature which uses AI to sharpen old, shaky photos. Pixel 7 Pro also gets Magic Eraser and Real Tone from its predecessor.
Additionally, with the dedicated telephoto lens, Pixel 7 Pro can now click optically magnified images up to 5x and up to 30x with the Super Res Zoom feature. For a change, the iPhone 14 Pro Max also comes with a 48MP wide camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera and a 12MP telephoto camera with up to 3x optical zoom, along with the LIDAR sensor for faster focusing. Apple is no slouch when it comes to software features. The iPhone 14 Pro Max comes with Photonic Engine to ensure all images are evenly lit, an Action mode for super steady videos, and the ability to shoot cinematic video in 4K. Recording videos will be an exciting experience on both smartphones as they support 4K resolution up to 60 fps. Yet the twist here is that the iPhone’s 12MP front camera has a new trick up its sleeve, that is, it can automatically focus on users’ faces, while the 10MP front camera, 8MP of the Pixel can click slightly wider selfies.
Although the Pixel 7 Pro comes with Face Unlock, it’s hardly as secure as Face ID on the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Therefore, users should use the Face Unlock feature for convenience and the in-display fingerprint scanner for security. For someone who’s been in the Apple ecosystem for a while and owns multiple Apple devices, the $1,099 iPhone 14 Pro Max is the way to go. However, for a Pixel 5 or Galaxy S20 user looking to stay in the Android universe, the $899 Pixel 7 Pro is one of the best smartphones money can buy.
Source: Google, Apple, Geek Bench 1, 2
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