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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

80 out of 100
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
VS
89 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Google Pixel 10 Pro XL (with Google Tensor G5) that was released on August 20, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (3)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • Has 2x more RAM: 16GB versus 8GB
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (2340 against 1811 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Shows 52% longer battery life (35:01 vs 23:06 hours)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3507 and 2305 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max crucial features
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)

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16 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
45.0
(Average)
Value Index
60.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 10 Pro XL
vs
iPhone 16 Pro Max

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1344 x 2992 pixels 1320 x 2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 486 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 89.5% 92.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.2% 99.6%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 10 Pro XL +29%
2340 nits
iPhone 16 Pro Max
1811 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) 163 mm (6.42 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 77.6 mm (3.06 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Green White, Black, Silver, Gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability Good (3.66/5) Average (2.83/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G5 Apple A18 Pro
Max clock 3780 MHz 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics PowerVR DXT-48-1536 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~2289 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3760 33340
Single-core score 2305 3507
Multi-core score 6054 8789
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 10 Pro XL
1617706
iPhone 16 Pro Max +8%
1750331
CPU 760240 508577
GPU 181200 540541
Memory 267804 191233
UX 408462 509980
Total score 1617706 1750331
Samples [3 tests] [4 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 93% 74%
Graphics test 8 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1012 1718
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 28 FPS
Section 1 - 34 FPS
Section 2 - 29 FPS
Section 3 - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 7448
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 17237 -
Video editing 7203 -
Photo editing 24584 -
Data manipulation 14036 -
Writing score 20213 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Dolbaeb)AnTuTu 121549159
📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky)AnTuTu 111629394
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 CPU2295 / 6133
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)AnTuTu 111487891
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-23 -> RappzzzzAnTuTu 112043169
📘 2026-09-20 (thuanday)AnTuTu 112043169
📘 2026-09-17 (Jonibek)AnTuTu 111692383
📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr)AnTuTu 111650968
📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tgBattery lifeSOT 12:58 / –
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 23 GB 18 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 4685 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (23 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:22 hr 1:57 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:06 hr 14:34 hr
Watching video 17:14 hr 22:01 hr
Gaming 05:08 hr 07:12 hr
Standby 81 hr 163 hr
General battery life
Pixel 10 Pro XL
23:06 hr
iPhone 16 Pro Max +52%
35:01 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
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: 48 MP
4) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
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 1.2 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 48 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 113 mm 120 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM5 Sony IMX913
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM5 Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 160 160
Preview - 93
Zoom 141 130
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max 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 0.7 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 - 149
Video - 155

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano eSIM
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
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 10 Pro XL
85.9 dB
iPhone 16 Pro Max +8%
92.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2025 September 2024
Release date August 2025 September 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1199
Successor - - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
SAR (head) - 1.22 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.45 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 XL:
    - Supports Bypass Charge.
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
    - The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*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 16 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

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Rakan September 30, 2025 at 05:05 AM
How 31 points in games only?
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Aine September 2, 2025 at 08:40 PM
Better design and battery for iPhone - what do they exactly mean. I thought battery it's measure of battery life alongside how fast can the battery charge, Pixel is clear winner in wireless and wired charging, that's and advantage to be considered.
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ComputerNerd August 22, 2025 at 09:52 AM
This is the only time an iPhone would be less expensive and worth passing on, beyond the childish green vs blue bubble arguments. The Google Pixel 10 has slightly better camera, far better Ai, and full integration with Google apps. Since Google apps are very popular globally and the CPU performance is on par with the M1 Air, this gives it the win for me. The iPhone 16 Pro Max is a hard pass. Just wait for the 17 Pro Max instead if you want to stay in the Apple ecosystem.
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