Google Pixel 6 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 19, 2021	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$599	12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm (~11.54 mm with camera bump)	5.91 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 150.0 x 71.9 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Kinda Coral, Stormy Black, Sorta Seafoam	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.55% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2780 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2800 MHz Cortex X1	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3668
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9498
3D Mark High
Untested	5914
3D Mark Low
Untested	3506

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Battery

Type
4614 mAh, Li - Ion	4252 mAh, Nano SIM model - 3988 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 21.0W Wireless: 21.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

13h 45min

Video

10h 36min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 42min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

10h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 18 mm Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
Quad LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
8 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8949A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$699

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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