Google Pixel 11 Pro XL vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Google Pixel 11 Pro XL (with Google Tensor G6) that was released on August 12, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A20 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 11 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Fingerprint scanner
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Weighs 23 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
- 81% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3504K versus 1933K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (60W versus 45W)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4725 and 2888 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 | 6.8 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2992 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 482 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 | 89.7% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) | 163.4 mm (6.43 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 78 mm (3.07 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 226 g (7.97 oz) | 249 g (8.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green, Orange | Black, Silver, Blue, Burgundy |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G6 | Apple A20 Pro |
| Max clock | 4110 MHz | 4930 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 2.64 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.93 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 | 7 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1286 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS | ~2903 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6216 | 55104 |
| Single-core score | 2888 | 4725 |
| Multi-core score | 7641 | 12575 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 876037 | 964766 |
| GPU | 288736 | 1393271 |
| Memory | 304202 | 400483 |
| UX | 464561 | 745645 |
| Total score | 1933536 | 3504165 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 4800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 3 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | iOS 27 |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5115 mAh | 5567 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 60 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 (75% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:55 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 14:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:52 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:36 hr |
| Standby | - | 146 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#20th 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 | 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1 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 size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 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 size | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 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 | 151 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 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 | CMOS |
| 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 |
| 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 2026 |
| Release date | August 2026 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $1299 |
| 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 |
*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 18 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 66