Google Pixel 10 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone Air
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84
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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 Air, 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Comes with 2051 mAh larger battery capacity: 5200 vs 3149 mAh
- Delivers 134% higher peak brightness (2343 against 1001 nits)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Fingerprint scanner
- Stereo speakers
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone Air
- 59% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2568K versus 1617K)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 75% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4044 and 2305 points
- Weighs 67 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 | 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2992 pixels | 1260 x 2736 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% | 88.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.2% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 10 Pro XL
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
iPhone Air
6.5″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) | 156.2 mm (6.15 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 5.6 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 232 g (8.18 oz) | 165 g (5.82 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray, Green | White, Black, Gold, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.66/5) | Average (2.85/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3760 | 37743 |
| Single-core score | 2305 | 4044 |
| Multi-core score | 6054 | 11101 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 760240 | 1060952 |
| GPU | 181200 | 645582 |
| Memory | 267804 | 312956 |
| UX | 408462 | 549219 |
| Total score | 1617706 | 2568709 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 93% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1012 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17237 | - |
| Video editing | 7203 | - |
| Photo editing | 24584 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14036 | - |
| Writing score | 20213 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky) | AnTuTu | 1629394 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench GPU | 4116 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench CPU | 2295 / 6133 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | AnTuTu | 1487891 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | GeekBench CPU | 2305 / 6054 |
Apple iPhone Air
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 27 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 3149 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:22 hr | 1:33 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 11:06 hr | 07:48 hr |
| Watching video | 17:14 hr | 17:33 hr |
| Gaming | 05:08 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 96 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP |
| 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/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | Sony IMX904 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 113 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | - |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 160 | 165 |
| Zoom | 141 | 109 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone Air 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| 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 | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 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 2025 |
| Release date | August 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $999 |
| 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.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone Air. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL.
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