The Google Pixel 7 Pro is finally here, and we have a new high-end flagship contender for 2022. But how does it compare to one of the best top phones of 2021, the iPhone 13 Pro Max?
While you might think of the iPhone 14 Pro Max as a natural, more contemporary competitor, it’s significantly more expensive than the Pixel 7 Pro. Will the iPhone 13 Pro Max be a better value option? Let’s take a look at the difference between them!
Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max prices and availability
The Pixel 7 Pro will be available on October 13, 2022. Pricing starts at $899 for the 128GB model.
The iPhone 13 Pro Max will be released on September 24, 2021. At launch, the 128GB model was priced at $1,099.
Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max design comparison
Google‘s unique camera visor is back for another year, spanning from one edge of the phone to the other. The 2022 model makes that visor a shiny piece of aluminum, rather than glass, and now appears to emerge from the edge of the device.
The Pixel 7 Pro is a classic kit. Its greenish-gray hue matches perfectly with the gold bezel and camera module. You can also get snow and obsidian options if you want.
Apple’s color options for the 13 Pro Max include Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, and Alpine Green.
At 162.9 x 76.55 x 8.9 mm, the Google Pixel 7 Pro is taller, narrower and thicker than the iPhone 13 Pro Max at 160.8 x 78.1 x 7.65 mm. At 212 grams, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is also light at 238 grams.
Both phones are IP68 certified, but the iPhone 13 Pro Max is tested to withstand greater depths, has a more scratch-resistant ceramic shield covering the display, and a better-quality stainless steel bezel. The Pixel 7 Pro features Gorilla Glass Victus on the front and back, and aluminum rims.
Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max display comparison
Both phones feature 6.7-inch OLED displays with a variable 120Hz refresh rate that can be dropped to 10Hz.
However, the Pixel 7 Pro’s screen is sharper, with a 1440 x 3120 (QHD+) output that compares favorably to the iPhone 13 Pro Max’s 1284 x 2778 resolution. Google’s screen has also gotten brighter, offering a peak brightness output of 1500nits instead of the iPhone’s 1200nits equivalent. Google is also offering an in-display fingerprint sensor option to complement the new facial recognition system, an option Apple continues to resist.
Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max camera comparison
The Pixel 7 Pro features a 50MP main camera sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide sensor, and a 48MP telephoto sensor with OIS.
Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro Max offers three 12MP sensors, with the main sensor backed by a more advanced sensor-shift stabilization system. Telephoto is supported by normal OIS, just like the Pixel.
Google wins at telephoto, not necessarily because of the higher pixel count, but because it can reach 5x optical zoom. Apple’s telephoto can only extend to 3 times. Beyond this level of optical zoom, the Pixel 7 Pro can reach a digital zoom range of 30x, while the iPhone 13 Pro Max can only reach 15x.
Both ultrawide sensors support macro shots, which is an interesting parallel via a dedicated auto mode.
Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max specs and performance
The Pixel 7 Pro runs on Google’s new Tensor G2 processor, which isn’t much of an improvement over the Pixel 6 Pro’s Tensor chip.
It still lags far behind the iPhone 13 Pro Max and its A15 Bionic chip in raw CPU and GPU output, although the latter chip itself has been replaced.
What Google will point to in Tensor G2, however, is its advanced machine learning capabilities. It supports unique features like real-time voice transcription, as well as supernaturally clear voice calls and the aforementioned photo deblurring. Google also claims the new processors are more power efficient than before. It’s manufactured using the 4nm standard, which is more efficient than the 5nm production method Apple used on the 13 Pro Max.
Apple offers four storage options: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. Google only offers 128GB, 256GB and 512GB to choose from.
Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 13 Pro Max battery comparison
The Pixel 7 Pro has a 5,000mAh battery, which is significantly larger than the 4,352mAh battery in the iPhone 13 Pro Max.
Apple’s systems are traditionally more frugal, so a direct comparison of battery size is meaningless. The iPhone 13 Pro Max can handle a full day of intensive use with a third of the tank remaining.
Google is apparently closing that gap with the Pixel 7 Pro. Its new Tensor G2 chip is more efficient, and Google claims the 7 Pro can last up to 24 hours on a single charge. The company has also implemented a new extreme power saving mode in which the phone can reportedly last a full 72 hours.
Wired charging speeds on both phones are impressive. The iPhone 13 Pro Max and Pixel 7 Pro top out at just 23W.
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