Google Pixel 7 vs Apple iPhone 13

62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
VS
65 out of 100
Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 7 (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 13, which is powered by Apple A15 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
  • Comes with 1128 mAh larger battery capacity: 4355 vs 3227 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (967 against 829 nits)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (23:23 vs 19:30 hours)
  • 17% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1413K versus 1203K)
  • 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 53% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2241 and 1462 points
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 and Apple iPhone 13 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
159.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
108.4
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
vs

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus -
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.5% 129%
PWM 360 Hz 609 Hz
Response time 3 ms 7.5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7 +17%
967 nits
829 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, Black, Blue, Green, Red, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%
iPhone 13 +3%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7 and Apple iPhone 13
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Apple A15 Bionic
Max clock 2850 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard
- 2 cores at 3.23 GHz: Avalanche
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Apple GPU (4 cores)
GPU shading units 448 640
GPU clock 848 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1712.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7 and Apple iPhone 13
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1462
iPhone 13 +53%
2241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3871
iPhone 13 +37%
5317
Compute Score (GPU)
3696
iPhone 13 +399%
18447
Compute Score (GPU) 3696 18447
Single-core score 1462 2241
Multi-core score 3871 5317
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1203381
iPhone 13 +17%
1413275
CPU 420771 410975
GPU 289075 370837
Memory 204670 164151
UX 288865 467312
Total score 1203381 1413275
Samples [24 tests] [26 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
703
n/a
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 703 -
3DMark Solar Bay
n/a
3225
Stability - 76%
Graphics test - 12 FPS
Section 1 - 16 FPS
Section 2 - 12 FPS
Section 3 - 9 FPS
Graphics score - 3225
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1841
iPhone 13 +33%
2445
Stability 75% 74%
Graphics test 11 FPS 14 FPS
Graphics score 1841 2445
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10994
n/a
Web score 7923 -
Video editing 6434 -
Photo editing 18842 -
Data manipulation 11061 -
Writing score 15053 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59AnTuTu 121477460
📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244.AnTuTu 111258304
📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa)AnTuTu 111259081
📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun)AnTuTu 111232487
📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel)AnTuTu 111184600
Apple iPhone 13
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-19 (Vova)AnTuTu 111297615
📘 2026-09-18 (charlesddd)AnTuTu 111461749
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 GPU18864
📘 2026-09-08 (lUjekSh)Geekbench 6 CPU2327 / 5604
📘 2026-09-03 (Yulik🇺🇦)AnTuTu 111289105

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 14 GB 18 GB
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 4355 mAh 3227 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:58 hr 09:29 hr
Watching video 13:42 hr 13:58 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 05:12 hr
Standby 82 hr 114 hr
General battery life
19:30 hr
iPhone 13 +20%
23:23 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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 114° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 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 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 Sony IMX603
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.9" (≈ 0.53 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.7 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length - 14 mm
Sensor Sony IMX381 Sony IMX372
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 1.25 micron 1.4 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 7 +9%
145
133
Video quality
143
iPhone 13 +1%
144
Generic main camera score
Pixel 7 +12%
140
125
Bokeh 70 65
Preview 72 76
Zoom 106 65
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX514
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron -
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 7 +3%
138
134
Photo 134 128
Video 144 143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C -
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 7 +6%
88.3 dB
83.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2022 September 2021
Release date October 2022 September 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $800
Successor - Google Pixel 10 - Apple iPhone 17
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.98 W/kg
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 -
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, battery life, software, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPhone 13. But if the display and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 7.

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Yash August 14, 2024 at 06:37 PM
I am going to Uk for master which one should i choose
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Sayhaan February 19, 2023 at 02:53 AM
Hi, what's better for call of duty mobile, iphone 13, or google pixel 7? Also what's better for gaming in general?
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Moq March 2, 2023 at 10:14 PM
iPhone 13 obviously
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carbon March 14, 2025 at 07:55 PM
pixel 7 cuz you get 90hz screen brighter screen but iPhone has litle bit better performance and litle bit better battery for gaming. But i would take pixel 7
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