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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

80 out of 100
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
VS
93 out of 100
Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Apple iPhone 17 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 17 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 1 month after. 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 (4)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • Delivers 133% higher peak brightness (2343 against 1005 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
  • Shows 44% longer battery life (33:14 vs 23:06 hours)
  • 60% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2590K versus 1617K)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 71% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3940 and 2305 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 17 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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16 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
45.0
(Average)
Value Index
39.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 10 Pro XL
vs
iPhone 17 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 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2200 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Ceramic Shield 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5% 91.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.2% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 10 Pro XL +133%
2343 nits
iPhone 17 Pro Max
1005 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) 163.4 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.75 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 232 g (8.18 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray, Green Silver, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability Good (3.66/5) Good (3.04/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Very good (B) · 180 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G5 Apple A19 Pro
Max clock 3780 MHz 4260 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 2.6 GHz:
- 2 cores at 4.26 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics PowerVR DXT-48-1536 6 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~2488.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL and Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3760 46450
Single-core score 2305 3940
Multi-core score 6054 10434
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 10 Pro XL
1617706
iPhone 17 Pro Max +60%
2590567
CPU 760240 788283
GPU 181200 922741
Memory 267804 226010
UX 408462 653533
Total score 1617706 2590567
Samples [3 tests] [14 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 93% 76%
Graphics test 8 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 1012 2487
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 42 FPS
Section 1 - 47 FPS
Section 2 - 42 FPS
Section 3 - 36 FPS
Graphics score - 10999
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
📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky)AnTuTu1629394
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)GeekBench GPU4116
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)GeekBench CPU2295 / 6133
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)AnTuTu1487891
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)GeekBench CPU2305 / 6054
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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-31 (xon1005)GeekBench CPU4028 / 10579
📘 2026-06-15 (Domi)AnTuTu2427596
📘 2026-06-09 (Cristiano)AnTuTu2258714
📘 2026-05-29 (Joker)AnTuTu2433128
📘 2026-05-16 (Duy Dang)GeekBench GPU46574
Add View all (31)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 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 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 23 GB 20 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5088 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 40 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (23 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (65% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:22 hr 1:12 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:06 hr 12:36 hr
Watching video 17:14 hr 22:25 hr
Gaming 05:08 hr 08:17 hr
Standby 81 hr 154 hr
General battery life
Pixel 10 Pro XL
23:06 hr
iPhone 17 Pro Max +44%
33:14 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 4x
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: 48 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/1.78
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung GNV Sony IMX903
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 48 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.8
Focal length 113 mm 100 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KGM5 Sony IMX973
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 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 -
Zoom 141 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 42 megapixels 18 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4896 x 3672
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 17 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX858 Sony IMX914
Sensor size 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 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

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 6.0
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 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 +5%
85.9 dB
iPhone 17 Pro Max
82.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2025 September 2025
Release date August 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1199 $1199
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 17 Pro Max:
    - Battery is 5,088 mAh on the eSIM-only model (vs 4,832 mAh on the Nano SIM + eSIM version).
    - The Chinese model alone includes dual Nano SIM slots and 15 W wireless charging.
*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 17 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
243 (60.6%)
158 (39.4%)
Total votes: 401

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Trash? May 23, 2026 at 06:28 PM
Anything can be trash when using if for something it hasn't been designed for. I have both Android and iOS devices and I like both for their own purposes.
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hi :3 December 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
nah pixels chip kinda sucks compares to a19 also the selfie camera is too good idc if pixels is 42mp also the rear cameras are also rlly good yea pixels are not overtaking iphones anytime soon lol
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ComputerNerd August 22, 2025 at 09:43 AM
Slight edge to the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max. The camera quality is nearly identical in real world results in the day & night. The difference between the 2 is CPU performance heavily favors the iPhone 17 Pro Max. Add on easy integration with other Apple products. If you want a smarter Ai and full integration with Google apps, then the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is still an excellent option. Given the sheer volume of people who use Google search, Gmail, Google maps, and Google calender many people will be happy with it.
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Jah August 21, 2025 at 09:15 PM
Pixel is trash lol why would anyone vote for it the s25u and 16pm are better let alone the s26u or 17pm
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