Google Pixel 4 vs Apple iPhone 11 Pro
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 5.7-inch Google Pixel 4 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855) that was released on October 15, 2019, against the Apple iPhone 11 Pro, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 1 month 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 4
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Weighs 26 grams less
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11 Pro
- Shows 44% longer battery life (20:02 vs 13:56 hours)
- Delivers 81% higher peak brightness (787 against 436 nits)
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1096K versus 862K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1543 and 938 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 5.7 inches | 5.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2280 pixels | 1125 x 2436 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 444 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.1% | 80.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 95.5% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 367 Hz | 290 Hz |
| Response time | 2.4 ms | 7.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 147.1 mm (5.79 inches) | 144 mm (5.67 inches) |
| Width | 68.8 mm (2.71 inches) | 71.4 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 162 g (5.71 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Orange | Silver, Gold, Gray, Dark gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2650 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold) |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning |
| L3 cache | 2 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 690 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 640 | Apple A13 Bionic GPU |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 585 MHz | 1230 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~898.5 GFLOPS | ~629.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| Single-core score | 938 | 1543 |
| Multi-core score | 2628 | 4009 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 328636 | 337985 |
| GPU | 142561 | 307714 |
| Memory | 143710 | 152781 |
| UX | 247896 | 298378 |
| Total score | 862803 | 1096858 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 78% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 12 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2622 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 80% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 868 | 2053 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8046 | - |
| Video editing | 6483 | - |
| Photo editing | 24363 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8951 | - |
| Writing score | 12805 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 4
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-21 (ultracoretechnologybybkve) | AnTuTu 11 | 862803 |
| 📘 2024-07-09 (AZEN-SGG) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 789 / 2349 |
| 📘 2024-03-01 (lol) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 938 / 2628 |
Apple iPhone 11 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-09 (iza1na) | AnTuTu 11 | 924067 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Rodik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1096858 |
| 📘 2026-01-16 (Dshroneson) | AnTuTu 11 | 1234094 |
| 📘 2026-01-10 (Krish) | AnTuTu 11 | 1043428 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| OS size | 9.55 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 2800 mAh | 3046 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (11 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (55% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:42 hr |
| Web browsing | 05:06 hr | 07:38 hr |
| Watching video | 08:59 hr | 12:11 hr |
| Gaming | 03:32 hr | 04:50 hr |
| Standby | 68 hr | 99 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12.2 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12.2 MP 2) Telephoto: 16 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12.2 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 28 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | Apple iSight Camera |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 45 mm | 52 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX481 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 12 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 4 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 116 | - |
| Video | 136 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2019 | September 2019 |
| Release date | November 2019 | September 2019 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $999 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 Pro | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 1.19 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
*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 11 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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