Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 81.3 | 88.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | iOS 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-10-20 | 2020-10-23 |
| 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches | 5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.78 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 869.00 | $ 829.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2532 x 1170 pixels |
| AMOLED | OLED |
| 534 pixels per inch | 457 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset | Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit 64-bit (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.62 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2815mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 has a general score of 88.7, which is a bit better than the Google Pixel XL's general score of 81.3. The iPhone 12 is a much newer cellphone, and it is also just a little lighter and somewhat thinner than the Google Pixel XL. IPhone 12 has a quite better hardware performance than Google Pixel XL, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPhone 12 also has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bit CPU.
The iPhone 12 features a little bit better display than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a bit lower 1170 x 2532 pixels resolution and a quite inferior pixel count per display inch, it also counts with a little larger display. The Google Pixel XL counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPhone 12, because it has 128 GB internal storage.
The Google Pixel XL counts with longer battery duration than iPhone 12, because it has a 23% more battery size. IPhone 12 has a bit better camera than Google Pixel XL, because although it has a lower video resolution and a camera in the back with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, iPhone 12 is also the cheapest.
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