Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 88.7 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-23 | 2016-10-20 |
| 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.78 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 829.00 | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2532 x 1170 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 457 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| 1200 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.4 | 8.6 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.44 |
| 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
IPhone 12 has an overall score of 88.7, which is a bit better than Google Pixel XL's overall score of 81.3. IPhone 12's design is notably newer, just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Google Pixel XL. The iPhone 12 has a bit better looking display than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of display and a quite lower resolution of 1170 x 2532, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
IPhone 12 features a faster processor than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the iPhone 12 also has a 64-bit CPU and more processing cores. IPhone 12 captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a worse 12 MP resolution, it also counts with a larger diafragm aperture to capture better captures and video in low light environments.
Google Pixel XL features a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The Google Pixel XL features improved battery life than iPhone 12, because it has 3450mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPhone 12 is also the cheapest, which makes this phone a simple decision.
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