Apple iPhone 7 Plus at a glance
5.5 16M-color LED-backlit IPS LCD screen of 1080p resolution, 401ppi, wide color gamut, 3D Touch tech
Quad-core ( 2+ 2) 64-bit Apple CPU, hexa-core GPU, 3GB of RAM, Apple A10 Fusion SoC
Dual 12MP camera: wide-angle F/1.8 + telephoto F/2.8, easy switch and live bokeh effects, optical image stabilization, quad-LED flash, phase detection auto focus, wide color capture, face and body detection; 2160p@30fps video recording
7MP F/2.2 front-facing camera with BSI sensor and HDR mode, 1080p@30fps video
Water-proof metal unibody with redesigned, less-obtrusive antenna strips
Pressure-sensitive Home key powered by a brand new Taptic Engine
Comes in 32, 128, and 256GB of built-in storage
Second-gen Touch ID fingerprint sensor
4G LTE Cat.9 ( 600Mbps) ; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.2; Lightning port; GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS; NFC ( Apple aishwaryasingh23 only)
2, 900mAh battery
Google Pixel XL at a glance
5.5 AMOLED screen of QHD resolution, 534ppi, 100% NTSC; 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4
Quad-core Kryo processor, Adreno 530 GPU, 4GB of RAM, Snapdragon 821 chipset
Google-loaded Android 7.1 Nougat; 2 years of OS upgrades from launch, 3 years of security updates
12.3MP camera, f/2.0 lens, 1.55µm pixels, Phase and Laser AF, dual-LED, dual-tone flash; 2160p and 1080p @ 30/60/120fps video capture
8MP selfie camera, f/2.4 lens, 1.4µm pixels; 1080p video capture
Aerospace-grade aluminum unibody ( glass window on the back) ; splash and dust resistant ( IP53)
Comes with 32GB or 128GB of built-in storage, no expansion
Fingerprint reader, Android aishwaryasingh23
LTE Cat 9 or 11 ( 450Mbps or 600Mbps downlink, 50/75Mbps uplink) ; Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2 ( A2DP, LE) , GPS + GLONASS, NFC
3, 450mAh battery; Fast charging over USB Type-C
A few key differences are immediately notable, so let’s start with those.
Apple iPhone 7 Plus
Dual 12MP camera with OIS ( vs. single 12MP, no OIS)
Water resistance ( vs. splash resistance)
Stereo speakers
3D Touch
256GB version
Best mobile chipset
Siri can certainly hold its own when it comes to controlling your phone with voice
4+ years of OS updates vs. 2 years of new OS updates and 3 years of security patches on the Pixel
Google Pixel XL
Sharper screen ( 534ppi vs. 401ppi)
Lighter and marginally more compact ( at the same screen size)
Fast charging
Headphone jack
3D Touch alternative by long-pressing
Google Assistant might be the first actually useful digital assistant
Daydream VR is perhaps the next big thing in the living room entertainment
This won’t be your usual battle of flagships here. We won’t be dissecting the two smartphones chapter by chapter like we’ve done in the past. Instead we’ll focus on the key stuff - display, battery, and camera. And since Google Assistant is among the Pixel’s major selling points, we’ll touch on how it fares against Siri. But not before we share some thoughts on the controversial topics of design and appeal.