Essential Phone vs Google Pixel 7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Oct 06, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$700	$599 | €599

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.13 x 2.88 x 0.34 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 155.6 x 73.2 x 8.7 mm (~11.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.53 oz (185.0 g)	6.95 oz (197.0 g)
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Lemongrass, Snow, Obsidian

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 84.13% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 90Hz, 1400 nits
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (15, 14, 13)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	4355 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 55min

Browsing

13h 56min

Video

9h 13min

Gaming

6h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	10.8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

138

Overall

145

Photo

131

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699 | €699

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

Links

Full specifications
Essential Phone Specs	Google Pixel 7 Specs
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