Google Pixel 7 vs Pixel 6 Pro

62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
VS
66 out of 100
Google Pixel 6 Pro

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 Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 11 months 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
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 1010K)
  • Delivers 13% higher peak brightness (979 against 865 nits)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • 23% higher pixel density (512 vs 416 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 Pro 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
159.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
113.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 416 ppi 512 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.5% 98.5%
PWM 360 Hz 360 Hz
Response time 3 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 6 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 7
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7 +13%
979 nits
865 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
84.2%
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 6 Pro
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor
Max clock 2850 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 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 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units 448 640
GPU clock 848 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 6 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1462
1477
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7 +8%
3871
Compute Score (GPU)
3696
Compute Score (GPU) 3696 -
Single-core score 1462 1477
Multi-core score 3871 3595
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 7 +19%
1203381
1010025
CPU 420771 365546
GPU 289075 169803
Memory 204670 178763
UX 288865 295913
Total score 1203381 1010025
Samples [24 tests] [17 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 7 +5%
703
Stability 77% 66%
Graphics test 5 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 703 670
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
1841
1899
Stability 75% 59%
Graphics test 11 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1841 1899
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10994
12168
Web score 7923 9483
Video editing 6434 6934
Photo editing 18842 19835
Data manipulation 11061 12712
Writing score 15053 16245

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
Google Pixel 6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-29 (rulz_103)AnTuTu 121225085
📘 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen)AnTuTu 11990021
📘 2026-05-30 (Khakan Ali)AnTuTu 111138804
📘 2026-03-31 (Albert Wesker)AnTuTu 11918665
📘 2026-03-25 (Ivan2010shadoy)AnTuTu 111111076

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 14 GB 14 GB
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 4355 mAh 5003 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:59 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:58 hr 06:56 hr
Watching video 13:42 hr 10:55 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 04:56 hr
Standby 82 hr 94 hr
General battery life
Pixel 7 +5%
19:30 hr
18:34 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
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° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/3.5
Focal length - 104 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX586
Sensor size - 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX381 Sony IMX386
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.25 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 72 -
Zoom 106 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.8 megapixels 11.1 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3840 x 2880
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 7 +2%
138
Photo 134 143
Video 144 115

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
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 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 7 +4%
88.3 dB
84.6 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2022 October 2021
Release date October 2022 October 2021
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $900
Successor - Google Pixel 10 - Google Pixel 10 Pro
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Google Pixel 6 Pro. It has a better display and camera.

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Total votes: 1795

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ricky April 2, 2023 at 08:44 PM
The only 'thing' about my pixel 6 pro is the screen 'performance' - the fingerprint reader sucks royally, and the wake on pick-up also sucks - I have to hit the power button to bring it back to life.
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