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| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.62 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2770mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 12 is much better than the Google Pixel, having an 88.7 score against 80.2. IPhone 12 is a newer and thinner cellphone than Google Pixel, but it is heavier. The iPhone 12 has a sharper display than Google Pixel, because it has a better 1170 x 2532 resolution, a bigger display and a quite better pixels amount per screen inch.
Google Pixel has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPhone 12, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. IPhone 12 has a quite better processing power than Google Pixel, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also has a larger number of cores and a 64-bit CPU.
The Apple iPhone 12 features a little better battery lifetime than Google Pixel, because it has a 2% bigger battery size. The Apple iPhone 12 captures slightly better photos and videos than Google Pixel, because although it has a worse 12 mega pixels resolution back camera and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light captures.
Although iPhone 12 is a better device, it costs a lot more than Google Pixel, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Google Pixel. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy iPhone 12, but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Google Pixel, letting go a couple specs and features.
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