Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026

iPhone 18 Pro or Pixel 11 Pro: which should you buy?

The short answer

The iPhone 18 Pro leads on speed. The Pixel 11 Pro leads on battery life and the camera. The iPhone 18 Pro costs £120 more than the Pixel.

Comparing 2 phones

Apple iPhone 18 ProiPhone 18 Pro

Overall score 87/100

Google Pixel 11 ProPixel 11 Pro

Overall score 88/100

What the extra money buys

  1. The iPhone 18 Pro costs £120 more than the Pixel.

    You get: a faster chip.

    You give up: a bigger battery, a longer zoom and a sharper selfie camera.

    Worth it if you want a faster chip. Keep the money if a bigger battery matters more to you.

Differences in daily life

Battery and charging

Best: Pixel 11 Pro

The Pixel 11 Pro has the bigger battery (4,850 mAh vs 4,056 mAh on the iPhone), which may help it last longer between charges.

Screen

Even

Both have similar peak brightness (3,000 nits and 3,600 nits) and similar sharpness (460 ppi and 497 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.

Camera

Best: Pixel 11 Pro

The Pixel 11 Pro's zoom lens reaches further (5x vs 4x on the iPhone), for closer shots of faraway subjects.

Its selfie camera also has more megapixels (42 MP vs 18 MP on the iPhone), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.

Speed

Best: iPhone 18 Pro

The iPhone 18 Pro's chip (Apple A20 Pro) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel (Google Tensor G6), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.

Size and weight

Even

Both have a similar size (150 × 71.9 mm and 152.7 × 71.9 mm) and a similar thickness (8.8 mm and 8.4 mm), close enough not to matter much day to day.

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Scores

ScoreiPhone 18 ProPixel 11 Pro
Battery5170
Screen9193
Camera8695
Speed9885
Toughness9592
Connections and extras9895
Overall8788

How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones

Specs side by side

44 of 72 specs differ
iPhone 18 Pro
Pixel 11 Pro

Display

Type
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLEDLTPO OLED
Resolution
1206 × 2622 pixels1280 × 2856 pixels
PPI
460497
Aspect ratio
19.5:920:9
Screen-to-body ratio
89.4 %87 %
Display features
Capacitive Touchscreen Dolby Vision HDR10 Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch display
Max rated brightness
3000 nits3600 nits
Screen protection
Anti-reflective coating, Ceramic Shield 2 Glass, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4

Core Specifications

Chipset
Apple A20 ProGoogle Tensor G6
CPU cores
67
Fabrication Technology
2 nm3 nm
CPU max frequency
4.93 GHz4.11 GHz
Microarchitecture
2x 4.93 GHz – Super cores 4x 2.60 GHz – Efficiency cores1x 4.11 GHz – ARM C1-Ultra 4x 3.38 GHz – ARM C1-Pro 2x 2.65 GHz – ARM C1-Pro
GPU
Apple A20 Pro GPU (7 cores)IMG PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
RAM
12GB12GB, 16GB
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Storage Type
NVMeUFS 4.0

Software

Operating System
iOS 27Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun) , with up to 7 major OS updates

Main Camera

Matrix
48 MP50 MP
Video Resolution
2160p @ 24/25/30/60/100/120 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120/240 fps4320p @ 24/30 fps 2160p @ 24/30/60 fps 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps
Video Features
10-bit HDR, 3D (spatial) video/audio, Apple Log 2, Cinematic from regular video, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Stereo Sound Rec10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
Features
HDR (photo/panorama)Best Take Multi-zone Laser Autofocus (AF) Panorama Pixel Shift Ultra HDR Zoom Enhance
Lenses
48 MP , 24 mm ( Wide angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/1.28" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF sensor-shift OIS (gen2) 48 MP , ƒ /2.8, 100 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), 0.7 μm , x4 Optical zoom, 1/2.55" Sensor size 3D sensor‑shift OIS PDAF 48 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 120° ( Ultra-wide angle ), 0.7 μm , 1/2.55" Sensor size PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)50 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide angle ), 1.2 μm , 1/1.3" Sensor size Multi-Directional PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP , ƒ /2.8, 106 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), x5 Optical zoom, 1/1.95" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 123° ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1/2.51" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF
Flash
Dual-LED dual-tone flashLED flash

Selfie camera

Matrix
18 MP42 MP
Lenses
18 MP , ƒ /1.9, 20 mm ( Ultra-wide angle )42 MP , ƒ /2.2, 103° ( Ultra-wide angle ) PDAF
Video Resolution
2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60 fps
Video Features
3D (spatial) audio, Apple Log 2, Gyro-EIS, ProRes RAW, Stereo Sound RecN/A
Features
Dolby Vision HDR High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama

General

Announced
Wednesday, 09 September 2026Wednesday, 12 August 2026
Released
Friday, 18 September 2026Thursday, 20 August 2026

Battery

Capacity
4056 mAh4850 mAh
Wired charging power
25 W30 W
Features
Adjustable Voltage Supply (AVS) eSIM only model battery capacity is officially unconfirmed MagSafe wireless charging Qi2 wireless charging Reverse wired charging Wired charging from 0-50% in 15 minutes (as advertised) Wireless charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)Bypass charging Qi2.2 wireless charging Qi2 wireless charging Reverse wired charging Wired charging from 0-55% in 30 minutes (as advertised) Wireless magnetic charging

Design

Height
150 mm152.7 mm
Thickness
8.8 mm8.4 mm
Weight
211 g204 g
Resistance cert. meaning
Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 6m for 30 minutes)Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)

Network

SIM cards
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (eSIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (eSIM + eSIM)
Network_5G bands
5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n53 (2500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n13 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)
Network_4G bands
LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b11 (1500), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b34 (2000), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b48 (3800), b53 (2500), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)
Network_3G bands
HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz

Connectivity

USB ports
USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 DisplayPortUSB Type-C 3.2
Wi-Fi features
Mobile Hotspot, Tri-bandTri-band

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