75 out of 100
VS
90 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 7 Pro (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A16 Bionic and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
- 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 7 Pro
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Comes with 677 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4323 mAh
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- 11% higher pixel density (512 vs 460 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max
- Shows 66% longer battery life (43:29 vs 26:13 hours)
- 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1462K versus 832K)
- Delivers 62% higher peak brightness (1756 against 1087 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 79% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2518 and 1404 points
Review
Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pixel 7 Pro
91
iPhone 14 Pro Max
89
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pixel 7 Pro
85
iPhone 14 Pro Max
87
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pixel 7 Pro
63
iPhone 14 Pro Max
96
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pixel 7 Pro
62
iPhone 14 Pro Max
94
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pixel 7 Pro
65
iPhone 14 Pro Max
91
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pixel 7 Pro
75
iPhone 14 Pro Max
90
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 7 Pro
vs
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Display
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1290 x 2796 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Ceramic Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7 Pro
1087 nits
iPhone 14 Pro Max+62%
1756 nits
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 7.85 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | Black, Silver, Gold, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 7 Pro
88.7%
iPhone 14 Pro Max
88.3%
Performance
Tests of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A16 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3460 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 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-G710 MP7 | Apple A16 GPU |
| GPU shading units | 672 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS | ~1789.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 7 Pro
1404
iPhone 14 Pro Max+79%
2518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7 Pro
3368
iPhone 14 Pro Max+89%
6362
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Pixel 7 Pro
832575
iPhone 14 Pro Max+76%
1462668
| CPU | 248450 | 380625 |
| GPU | 234582 | 465745 |
| Memory | 141674 | 274246 |
| UX | 207869 | 342052 |
| Total score | 832575 | 1462668 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Pixel 7 Pro
6383
iPhone 14 Pro Max+54%
9848
| Max surface temperature | 44.9 °C | 46 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 82% |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 58 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6383 | 9848 |
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 7 Pro
11557
iPhone 14 Pro Max
n/a
| Web score | 9151 | - |
| Video editing | 6752 | - |
| Photo editing | 18624 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10846 | - |
| Writing score | 16154 | - |
AnTuTu Smartphone Scores
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128, 256, 512, 1024 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | iOS 16 (Can be upgraded to iOS 17.4) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4323 mAh |
| Max charge power | 23 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:49 hr | 1:52 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:48 hr | 13:06 hr |
| Watching video | 13:10 hr | 19:49 hr |
| Gaming | 05:33 hr | 07:51 hr |
| Standby | 76 hr | 157 hr |
General battery life
Pixel 7 Pro
26:13 hr
iPhone 14 Pro Max+66%
43:29 hr
Smartphone Battery Life Ranking
Camera
Specs and camera test of smartphones
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | 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 | 126° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 12 MP + 12 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", Sony IMX803 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.8 - Focal length: 77 mm - Sensor: 1/3.5", Sony IMX713 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX633 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.6" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Pixel 7 Pro+3%
148
iPhone 14 Pro Max
143
Video quality
Pixel 7 Pro
143
iPhone 14 Pro Max+4%
149
Generic camera score
Pixel 7 Pro+1%
147
iPhone 14 Pro Max
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 | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | - |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 7 Pro
88.4 dB
iPhone 14 Pro Max+1%
89 dB
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | September 2022 |
| Release date | October 2022 | September 2022 |
| Launch price | $899 | $1099 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*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 Max is definitely a better buy.
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