Google Pixel 11 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro
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91
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 11 Pro (with Google Tensor G6) that was released on August 12, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17 Pro, which is powered by Apple A19 Pro and came out 1 year 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 11 Pro
- Delivers 223% higher peak brightness (3260 against 1008 nits)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- The phone is 1 year newer
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17 Pro
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2538K versus 1925K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 30W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 49% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3992 and 2688 points
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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2856 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 497 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3600 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2400 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.3% | 90.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) | 150 mm (5.91 inches) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Orange | Silver, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.04/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G6 | Apple A19 Pro |
| Max clock | 4110 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 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 CXTP-48-1536 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1286 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6195 | 44342 |
| Single-core score | 2688 | 3992 |
| Multi-core score | 6871 | 10688 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 873099 | 753740 |
| GPU | 286837 | 926158 |
| Memory | 301575 | 217137 |
| UX | 464012 | 641716 |
| Total score | 1925523 | 2538751 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 11 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (Anatoli) | AnTuTu 11 | 2304042 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Vin) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3890 / 10107 |
| π 2026-05-11 (Atti rajan) | AnTuTu 11 | 2301246 |
| π 2026-04-10 (Resul) | AnTuTu 11 | 2538751 |
| π 2026-02-23 (FiLsImRoZeR) | AnTuTu 11 | 2106484 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 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 17 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4850 mAh | 4252 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:18 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:48 hr | 09:51 hr |
| Watching video | 22:07 hr | 19:54 hr |
| Gaming | 06:33 hr | 06:49 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 117 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (143rd and 110th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 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 | 123Β° | 120Β° |
| 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.78 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX903 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 106 mm | 100 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX973 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 141 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 Pro 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" (β 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 |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | August 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $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 |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 17 Pro:
- The eSIM-only model has a larger battery than the Nano SIM + eSIM version β 4,252 mAh vs. 3,988 mAh.
- Only the Chinese version offers dual Nano SIM slots and it also has a weaker 15-watt wireless charging system.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 17 Pro. But if the display is more of a priority β go for the Google Pixel 11 Pro.
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