Google Pixel 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16e

66 out of 100
Google Pixel 7 Pro
VS
74 out of 100
Apple iPhone 16e

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 7 Pro (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Apple iPhone 16e, which is powered by Apple A18 and came out 2 years and 5 months after. 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 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 995 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4005 mAh
  • Delivers 30% higher peak brightness (1083 against 836 nits)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 12% higher pixel density (512 vs 457 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16e
  • Shows 45% longer battery life (26:44 vs 18:28 hours)
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1612K versus 1122K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • The phone is 2 years and 5 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Apple A18
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3281 and 1462 points
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 45 grams less
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16e 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)

Should I update?
No 21% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from Google Pixel 7 Pro to Apple iPhone 16e will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: performance, gaming, and battery life.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in display and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 512 ppi 457 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 550 nits 800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1500 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio 88.3% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97% 99.9%
PWM 240 Hz 60 Hz
Response time 4 ms 10 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 7 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
iPhone 16e
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
1083 nits
836 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) 146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 212 g (7.48 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gray White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Repairability - Average (2.79/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
88.3%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16e
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Apple A18
Max clock 2850 MHz 4040 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 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth
- 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 4 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 448 640
GPU clock 848 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1907 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16e
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iPhone 16e +124%
3281
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iPhone 16e +108%
8035
Compute Score (GPU)
iPhone 16e +373%
24041
Compute Score (GPU) 5079 24041
Single-core score 1462 3281
Multi-core score 3866 8035
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1122581
iPhone 16e +44%
1612788
CPU 381695 485100
GPU 267518 445832
Memory 156286 185536
UX 317082 496320
Total score 1122581 1612788
Samples [14 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iPhone 16e +75%
1226
Stability 74% 82%
Graphics test 5 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 702 1226
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Section 1 - 26 FPS
Section 2 - 21 FPS
Section 3 - 15 FPS
Graphics score - 5507
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1821 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9424 -
Video editing 6870 -
Photo editing 19507 -
Data manipulation 12051 -
Writing score 15852 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 -> Kimash333AnTuTu 111253847
📘 2026-09-08 (Kimash333)AnTuTu 111253847
📘 2026-07-28 (Th3Vulkan)AnTuTu 111252895
📘 2026-06-24 (Hagoon)AnTuTu 111041828
📘 2026-04-07 -> DeadlyKPSSAnTuTu 111285265
Apple iPhone 16e
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-03-11 (Matviy)AnTuTu 111600106
📘 2026-02-27 (iPhone user)AnTuTu 111591246
📘 2026-02-10 (Virtuose)AnTuTu 111721718
📘 2026-01-14 (Glib)AnTuTu 111656396
📘 2026-01-13 (киря)AnTuTu 111612788

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
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 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27)
ROM Stock Android -
OS size 14 GB 24 GB
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4005 mAh
Max charge power 23 W 25 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (23 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (46% in 30 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:49 hr 1:50 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:06 hr 11:59 hr
Watching video 12:49 hr 15:01 hr
Gaming 04:48 hr 05:04 hr
Standby 83 hr 127 hr
General battery life
18:28 hr
iPhone 16e +45%
26:44 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8064 x 6048
Zoom Optical, 5x 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 126° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.6
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 Sony IMX972
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 48 MP -
Aperture f/3.5 -
Focal length 120 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KGM1 -
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX381 -
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) -
Pixel size 1.25 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 70 -
Preview 74 -
Zoom 143 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo 140 -
Video 146 -

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode - Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
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
88.4 dB
88.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2022 February 2025
Release date October 2022 February 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $599
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro -
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 Not included
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16e:
    - The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPhone 16e is definitely a better buy.

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