The Apple iPhone 14 Pro and Google Pixel 8 Pro are considered the flagships that promise to change the game of technology in their own way. For a true geek, be it camera performance, display quality, or software experience-these phones have unique features. The iPhone 14 Pro starts at ₹129,900, while the Pixel 8 Pro comes in at ₹69,250. Clearly, both phones pitch themselves as a premium choice for buyers in the market. Let’s take a look at their detailed specification comparison:.
Dimensions and Build
iPhone 14 Pro
The dimensions of the iPhone 14 Pro measure 147.5 x 71.5 x 7.9 mm with a weight of 206 grams. The front and the back are Corning glass while the sides are made of stainless steel. It is IP68 rated, meaning the phone will withstand water up to 6 meters deep for as long as 30 minutes. Further enhancing this gadget is with Apple Pay, with certified Visa, MasterCard, and AMEX transactions.
Pixel 8 Pro
The Pixel 8 Pro is bigger – 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm, weight of 213 grams. The build quality is also equally as high-end, using Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on the front and back, with an aluminum frame. The Pixel 8 Pro has an IP68 rating, but it’s a bit less resilient, only going up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes.
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Display and Protection
iPhone 14 Pro
The iPhone 14 Pro has a similar 6.1-inch LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED screen with a refresh rate of 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, and a possible brightness ranging from 1000 nits to as much as 2000 nits. It offers a resolution of 1179 x 2556 pixels and a pixel density of 460 ppi. The front is covered by Ceramic Shield glass for durability.
Pixel 8 Pro
On the contrary, the Pixel 8 Pro comes with a larger 6.7 inches LTPO OLED display with a resolution of 1344 x 2992 pixels and a higher pixel density of 489 ppi. The screen is HDR10+ enabled and packs a peak brightness of 2400 nits. For protection, it features the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which has good scratch resistance.
Performance and Operating System
iPhone 14 Pro
The iPhone 14 Pro is powered by the Apple A16 Bionic chipset, fabricated on a 4nm process, and carries a hexa-core CPU along with a 5-core Apple GPU. The device runs iOS 16 out of the box and is upgradable to iOS 17.6.1, with support for iOS 18 planned in the future.
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Pixel 8 Pro
The Pixel 8 Pro runs Android 14 at the back of the powerful Google Tensor G3 chipset. The Nona-core CPU boasts an Immortalis-G715s MC10 GPU for smooth performance during multitasking and gaming. It promises up to 7 major Android updates, thus making it a long-term investment in terms of software support as well.
Cameras Capabilities
iPhone 14 Pro
The camera design houses a triple-camera setup: a main 48-megapixel wide camera, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens offering 3x optical zoom, and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera. Besides all these, there is also a TOF 3D LiDAR depth scanner. On the front side, it features a 12-megapixel wide sensor with phase-detection autofocus. Some high-end video recording features have also been developed for the camera, including 4K@60fps, ProRes, and Dolby Vision HDR.
Pixel 8 Pro
Pixel 8 Pro also boasts a triple-camera setup, but with a 50 MP primary sensor, while on the telephoto camera we have 48 MP with 5x optical zoom and another 48 MP ultrawide shooter. The front camera is 10.5 MP. Of course, the Pixel 8 Pro has features like Ultra-HDR, Zoom Enhance, and Best Take. Video capture supports 4K at 60fps with 10-bit HDR and OIS.
Battery and Charging
iPhone 14 Pro
The iPhone 14 Pro houses a 3200 mAh battery, supports fast charging-50% in 30 minutes over wired PD2.0, 15W wireless, MagSafe, and Qi2.
Pixel 8 Pro
By comparison, the much larger 5050 mAh battery equips the Pixel 8 Pro. It has 30W wired and 23W wireless charging, along with reverse wireless charging, thus giving more power-user-oriented crowds another, arguably better alternative.
Pricing and Color Options
iPhone 14 Pro
The iPhone 14 Pro is priced at ₹129,900. It is offered in four color options: Space Black, Silver, Gold, and Deep Purple.
Pixel 8 Pro
The Pixel 8 Pro starts at ₹69,250 on its own and comes with four colors unique to it: Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, and Mint.
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