Google Pixel 10 Pro vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 10 Pro (with Google Tensor G5) that was released on August 20, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 15 Pro, which is powered by Apple A17 Pro and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro
- Comes with 1596 mAh larger battery capacity: 4870 vs 3274 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (2343 against 1782 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 2 years newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 15 Pro
- Shows 9% longer battery life (24:47 vs 22:50 hours)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2915 and 2285 points
- Weighs 20 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2856 pixels | 1179 x 2556 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 495 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3300 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2200 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 88.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.1% | 99.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 242 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 146.6 mm (5.77 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 70.6 mm (2.78 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green | White, Black, Silver, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.67/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G5 | Apple A17 Pro |
| Max clock | 3780 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 12809 | 28057 |
| Single-core score | 2285 | 2915 |
| Multi-core score | 6201 | 7115 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 723048 | 368915 |
| GPU | 180786 | 490265 |
| Memory | 253221 | 182600 |
| UX | 378987 | 410974 |
| Total score | 1536042 | 1452754 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 96% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 10 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1012 | 1391 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 73% |
| Graphics test | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 29 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6089 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 63% |
| Graphics test | - | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 3655 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17364 | - |
| Video editing | 7207 | - |
| Photo editing | 24668 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13902 | - |
| Writing score | 20520 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-22 -> Pixeluser | AnTuTu 11 | 1536042 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (anglezz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1631729 |
| 📘 2025-09-26 (Sherik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1467600 |
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 26734 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (human) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2892 / 7293 |
| 📘 2026-07-24 (elips) | AnTuTu 11 | 1387191 |
| 📘 2026-06-15 (k0nd3r) | AnTuTu 11 | 1329788 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | iOS 17 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 24 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4870 mAh | 3274 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (12 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 11:03 hr | 09:28 hr |
| Watching video | 17:16 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 04:52 hr | 05:41 hr |
| Standby | 78 hr | 111 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | 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 | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 113 mm | 77 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.5" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | Sony IMX633 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 85 |
| Zoom | - | 139 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 15 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 42 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX858 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 145 |
| Video | - | 156 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2025 | September 2023 |
| Release date | August 2025 | September 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.98 W/kg |
| 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 |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro:
- Supports Bypass Charge.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 10 Pro. But if the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 15 Pro.
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