Head to head
AppleiPhone 17vsGooglePixel 10
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2025-08-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
2 wins for iPhone 171 win for Pixel 102 differences you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Dimensions
149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mmOfficial
152.8 x 72.0 x 8.6 mmOfficial
Weight
177gOfficial
204gOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Build
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Colour-infused glass back (Black, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender)Official
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 polished back, satin finish spacecraft-grade aluminium frameOfficial
SIM
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Dual SIM (single nano-SIM and eSIM) — ROWOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Display type
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Super Actua OLED, Smooth Display 60–120 Hz, HDROfficial
Display size
6.3inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
2622 x 1206Official
1080 x 2424Official
Pixel density
460ppiOfficial
422ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
3000nitsOfficial
3000nitsOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Typical brightness
1000nitsOfficial
2000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2Official
Platform
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Operating system
iOS 263rd party
Android 16Official
Chipset
A19 chipOfficial
Google Tensor G5Official
CPU
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
Octa-core (1x3.78 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.05 GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A520)3rd party
GPU
5-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
PowerVR DXT-48-15363rd party
Memory
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GBOfficial
128GB/256GBOfficial
RAM
8GB3rd party
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Main camera
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
48MP Quad PD wide f/1.70; 13MP Quad PD ultrawide f/2.2 FOV 120°; 10.8MP Dual PD 5x telephoto f/3.1 OIS; 10.5MP dual PD selfie f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
48MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.6Official
f/1.70Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
1/2"Official
Telephoto
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
10.8MP Dual PD telephoto, 5x optical zoom, f/3.1, OISOfficial
Ultrawide
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
13MP Quad PD Ultrawide, f/2.2, FOV 120°Official
Front camera
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
10.5MP dual PD selfie with auto-focus, f/2.2Official
Video capture
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
4K@24/30/60fps, 10-bit HDROfficial
Battery
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Battery capacity
3692mAh3rd party
4970mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
41hOfficial
49.38hOfficial
Battery lifespan
1000cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
40WOfficial
30WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
25WOfficial
15WOfficial
Connectivity
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Wi-Fi 6EOfficial
Bluetooth
6Official
6Official
USB
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
USB Type-C 3.2Official
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, NavICOfficial
Misc
Apple iPhone 17Google Pixel 10
Colours
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, LavenderOfficial
Indigo, Frost, Lemongrass, ObsidianOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.49W/kg3rd party
0.99W/kgOfficial
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
BOfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.