Google Pixel 7 vs Apple iPhone 12
62
out of 100
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60
out of 100
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 Apple iPhone 12, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Comes with 1540 mAh larger battery capacity: 4355 vs 2815 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (973 against 643 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 2 years newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12
- Shows 9% longer battery life (21:15 vs 19:30 hours)
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1341K versus 1203K)
- 11% higher pixel density (460 vs 416 PPI)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 37% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1997 and 1462 points
- Weighs 33 grams less
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 416 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 625 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.2% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 226 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 16 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 164 g (5.78 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | White, Black, Blue, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 3100 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 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MC10 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 448 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 848 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3696 | 17099 |
| Single-core score | 1462 | 1997 |
| Multi-core score | 3871 | 4665 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 420771 | 402035 |
| GPU | 289075 | 336490 |
| Memory | 204670 | 153915 |
| UX | 288865 | 449135 |
| Total score | 1203381 | 1341575 |
| Samples | [24 tests] | [10 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 77% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 703 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2651 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 75% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1841 | 2155 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7923 | - |
| Video editing | 6434 | - |
| Photo editing | 18842 | - |
| Data manipulation | 11061 | - |
| Writing score | 15053 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 7
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59 | AnTuTu 12 | 1477460 |
| 📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244. | AnTuTu 11 | 1258304 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa) | AnTuTu 11 | 1259081 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun) | AnTuTu 11 | 1232487 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel) | AnTuTu 11 | 1184600 |
Apple iPhone 12
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-12 (Z0tacxyz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1294739 |
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Timur) | AnTuTu 11 | 1199214 |
| 📘 2026-06-26 (Hellomt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1334721 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (🇷🇺010) | AnTuTu 11 | 1384982 |
| 📘 2026-03-23 (Roma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1326030 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 14 GB | 7 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4355 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (20 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (48% in 30 min) | Yes (58% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:58 hr | 08:00 hr |
| Watching video | 13:42 hr | 12:09 hr |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | 04:35 hr |
| Standby | 82 hr | 112 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Quad 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° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Sony IMX372 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX381 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 70 | 55 |
| Preview | 72 | 74 |
| Zoom | 106 | 60 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3J1 | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 | 134 | 127 |
| Video | 144 | 140 |
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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | No |
| USB version | 3.2 | - |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | October 2020 |
| Release date | October 2022 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $800 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - Apple iPhone 17 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| 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 | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7. But if the performance, gaming, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 12.
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