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Google Pixel 5 vs Apple iPhone 11

50 out of 100
Google Pixel 5
VS
57 out of 100
Apple iPhone 11
Google Pixel 5
Apple iPhone 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6-inch Google Pixel 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Apple iPhone 11, which is powered by Apple A13 Bionic and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 8 / 128 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 5
  • Comes with 970 mAh larger battery capacity: 4080 vs 3110 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • 33% higher pixel density (432 vs 326 PPI)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Thinner bezels – 6.9% more screen real estate
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 11
  • 77% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1101K versus 622K)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Shows 9% longer battery life (22:24 vs 20:28 hours)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 2.3x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1770 and 765 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone 11 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
79.4
(Good)
Value Index
113.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 5
vs
iPhone 11

Display

Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 828 x 1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 432 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 79.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 99.8%
PWM 367 Hz Not detected
Response time 5 ms 24.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 999:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 5 +4%
702 nits
iPhone 11
675 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 144.7 mm (5.7 inches) 150.9 mm (5.94 inches)
Width 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) 75.7 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Metal Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green White, Black, Green, Red, Purple, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear No
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 5 +9%
86.8%
iPhone 11
79.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Apple A13 Bionic
Max clock 2400 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 1 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)		 - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 696 Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 620 Apple A13 Bionic GPU
GPU shading units 384 256
GPU clock 750 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS ~480 GFLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 5 and Apple iPhone 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 5
765
iPhone 11 +131%
1770
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 5
1944
iPhone 11 +115%
4173
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 5
n/a
iPhone 11
13651
Compute Score (GPU) - 13651
Single-core score 765 1770
Multi-core score 1944 4173
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 5
622520
iPhone 11 +77%
1101851
CPU 247674 296803
GPU 68842 301818
Memory 129273 149834
UX 176731 353396
Total score 622520 1101851
Samples [2 tests] [36 tests]
3DMark Solar Bay
Pixel 5
n/a
iPhone 11
2564
Stability - 74%
Graphics test - 10 FPS
Section 1 - 12 FPS
Section 2 - 10 FPS
Section 3 - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 2564
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 5
n/a
iPhone 11
2001
Stability - 70%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 2001
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 5
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-23 (Guitar91)AnTuTu622520
📘 2025-11-22 (Artreg)AnTuTu566323
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Apple iPhone 11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-07 (nuri)AnTuTu1133524
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu1090244
📘 2026-09-07 (Ianzzzz)AnTuTu1090244
📘 2026-08-04 (Feonton)AnTuTu915377
📘 2026-07-16 (Slarpunk)AnTuTu1109501
Add View all (46)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) iOS 13 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 16.6 GB -

Battery

Capacity 4080 mAh 3110 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (12 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 1:45 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:33 hr 08:46 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 13:37 hr
Gaming 04:59 hr 04:58 hr
Standby 98 hr 110 hr
General battery life
Pixel 5
20:28 hr
iPhone 11 +9%
22:24 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12.2 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 4290 x 2800 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No 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 107° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
1) Standard: 12 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 12.2 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 27 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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 13 mm
Sensor Sony IMX481 -
Sensor size 1/3.09" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 5
119
iPhone 11 +5%
125
Video quality
Pixel 5
106
iPhone 11 +18%
125
Generic main camera score
Pixel 5
109
iPhone 11 +6%
116
Bokeh 60 55
Preview 58 73
Zoom 71 63
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 5 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 11 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 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 5 +3%
126
iPhone 11
122
Photo 117 114
Video 142 135

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 15 18
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 5 +10%
91.9 dB
iPhone 11
83.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2020 September 2019
Release date October 2020 September 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $700 $699
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro -
SAR (head) 0.96 W/kg 0.95 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.39 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- 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 is definitely a better buy.

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