Google Pixel 9 vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro
73
out of 100
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62
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 9 (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on August 13, 2024, against the Apple iPhone 12 Pro, which is powered by Apple A14 Bionic and came out 3 years and 11 months 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 9
- Delivers 179% higher peak brightness (2220 against 796 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Comes with 1885 mAh larger battery capacity: 4700 vs 2815 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Shows 14% longer battery life (22:26 vs 19:45 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1561K versus 1328K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 12 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2160 and 1707 points
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2424 pixels | 1170 x 2532 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 422 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2700 nits | 800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1800 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99% | 99.6% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 277 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3.6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.4 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 198 g (6.98 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.5/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Apple A14 Bionic |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Icestorm - 2 cores at 3.1 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MC7 | Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS | ~654.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7536 | 16822 |
| Single-core score | 1707 | 2160 |
| Multi-core score | 4431 | 5104 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 576617 | 372871 |
| GPU | 410060 | 322471 |
| Memory | 210177 | 168174 |
| UX | 364573 | 464616 |
| Total score | 1561427 | 1328132 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | - |
| Graphics test | 8 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1047 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 13 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 10 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2668 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2149 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10043 | - |
| Video editing | 7463 | - |
| Photo editing | 21077 | - |
| Data manipulation | 13349 | - |
| Writing score | 15810 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cm | AnTuTu 11 | 1423579 |
| 📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa) | CPU Throttle | 82% |
| 📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT) | AnTuTu 11 | 1577137 |
| 📘 2025-12-09 (enigma) | AnTuTu 11 | 1519937 |
| 📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY) | AnTuTu 11 | 1561427 |
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-29 (Kirillkryt) | AnTuTu 11 | 1284629 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 -> FoolishJevinTECH | AnTuTu 11 | 1378105 |
| 📘 2026-05-31 (Cour27) | AnTuTu 11 | 1340740 |
| 📘 2026-04-21 (PANDUSHA LOVER) | AnTuTu 11 | 1236057 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Flaffer) | AnTuTu 11 | 1341072 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | iOS 14.1 (Can be upgraded to iOS 27) |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 19 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 2815 mAh |
| Max charge power | 27 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (12 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:01 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Watching video | 13:38 hr | 12:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:41 hr | 04:33 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 101 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | 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 | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNK | 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 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 52 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 75 | 70 |
| Preview | 83 | 77 |
| Zoom | 132 | 111 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 12 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 4290 x 2800 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 | - | 127 |
| Video | - | 140 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | 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* | - | 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 | August 2024 | October 2020 |
| Release date | August 2024 | October 2020 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $1000 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 6