iPhone 16
Apple · Sept 2024
₹79,900
44 / 100 spec score
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iPhone 16 vs Pixel 9
Pixel 9 scores higher overall and wins 2 of 6 areas, but iPhone 16 still wins 3.
Pixel 9
Google · Aug 2024
₹79,999
55 / 100 spec score
Higher overallArea by area
iPhone 16Pixel 9
DisplayPixel 9 leads
PerformanceiPhone 16 leads
CamerasPixel 9 leads
BatteryiPhone 16 leads
PortabilityiPhone 16 leads
Longevity
Why pick iPhone 16
- Storage (max): 512 GB vs 256 GB
- Wireless charging: 25 W vs 15 W
- Process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
- Top CPU clock: 4.04 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
Compact and light
Why pick Pixel 9
- Ultra-wide: 48 MP vs 12 MP
- Refresh rate: 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
- Storage (base): 256 GB vs 128 GB
- RAM (max): 12 GB vs 8 GB
Seven years of updates
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Your pick
Pixel 9
Scores 55 vs 45 on your weighting.
- Pixel 955
- iPhone 1645
If Portability mattered a bit more to you, iPhone 16 would draw level.
Full specifications
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.10 in | 6.30 in |
| Panel | OLED | Actua OLED |
| Resolution | 2556 × 1179 | 2424 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 2,000 nits | 2,700 nits |
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Top CPU clock | 4.04 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| RAM (max) | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage (max) | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Ultra-wide | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Telephoto | 0 MP | 0 MP |
| Longest optical zoom | 2 × | 2 × |
| Front camera | 12 MP | 10.5 MP |
| Best video | 4K @ 60 fps Dolby Vision | 4K @ 60 fps |
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | — | 4,700 mAh |
| Wired charging | — | 27 W |
| Wireless charging | 25 W | 15 W |
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 170 g | 198 g |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm | 8.5 mm |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Build | Aluminium, glass back | Aluminium, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| iPhone 16 | Pixel 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched with | iOS 18 | Android 14 |
| OS updates promised | — | 7 years |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack | No | No |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.