Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Pixel 11 or iPhone 17: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Pixel 11 leads on battery life. The iPhone 17 is lighter. The iPhone 17 costs £277 more than the Pixel.
Comparing 2 phones
What the extra money buys
The iPhone 17 costs £277 more than the Pixel.
You get: a sharper selfie camera, a faster chip and a lighter body.
You give up: a bigger battery, a zoom lens and more memory (RAM).
Worth it if you want a sharper selfie camera and a faster chip. Keep the money if a bigger battery matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Pixel 11The Pixel 11 has the bigger battery (4,985 mAh vs 3,692 mAh on the iPhone), which may help it last longer between charges.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar sharpness (422 ppi and 460 ppi), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Camera
Depends on youThe Pixel 11 is the only one with a zoom lens (5x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
The iPhone 17's selfie camera has more megapixels (18 MP vs 10.5 MP on the Pixel), so selfies and video calls can look more detailed.
Speed
Depends on youThe iPhone 17's chip (Apple A19) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel (Google Tensor G6), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
The Pixel 11 has more memory (12GB vs 8GB on the iPhone), which helps it keep more apps open at once.
Size and weight
Best: iPhone 17The iPhone 17 is lighter (177 g vs 197 g on the Pixel), so it is easier to hold and carry.
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Scores
| Score | Pixel 11 | iPhone 17 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 72 | 56 |
| Screen | 86 | 91 |
| Camera | 89 | 80 |
| Speed | 85 | 91 |
| Toughness | 92 | 95 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 93 |
| Overall | 86 | 84 |
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
Display
- Type
- OLEDLTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2424 pixels1206×2622 pixels
- PPI
- 422460
- Aspect ratio
- 20:919.5:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 86.1 %90.1 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen Dolby Vision HDR10 Multi-touch display
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4Ceramic Shield 2 Glass, Mohs level 5
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G6Apple A19
- CPU cores
- 76
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm3 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4.11 GHz4260 MHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 4.11 GHz – ARM C1-Ultra, 4x 3.38 GHz – ARM C1-Pro, 2x 2.65 GHz – ARM C1-Pro2x 4.26 GHz – Performance cores 4x X.X GHz – Efficiency cores
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR CXTP-48-1536Apple A19 GPU
- RAM
- 12GB8GB
- Storage Type
- UFS 4.0NVMe
- Expandable Storage
- NoN/A
Software
- Operating System
- Android 17 (Cinnamon Bun), with up to 7 major OS updatesiOS 26
Main Camera
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/30/60 fps, 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), HDR, Stereo Sound Rec
- Features
- Best Take, Multi-zone Laser Autofocus (AF), Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDRHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
- Lenses
- 48 MP, ƒ/1.7, 24 mm (Wide angle), 1.0 μm, 1/1.56" Sensor size, 10.8 MP, ƒ/3.1, 112 mm (Telephoto), x5 Optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size, Dual-Pixel PDAF, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 120° (Ultra-wide angle), 1/3.1" Sensor size, PDAF48 MP , ƒ /1.6, 26 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.0 μm , 1/1.56" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - sensor-shift OIS 48 MP , ƒ /2.2, 13 mm , 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 0.7 μm , 1/2.55" Sensor size - PDAF
- Flash
- LED flashDual-LED Dual-Tone Flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 10.5 MP18 MP
- Lenses
- 10.5 MP, ƒ/2.2, 20 mm (Ultra-wide angle)18 MP , ƒ /1.9 ( Wide-angle ) - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps 1080p @ 25/30/60/120 fps
- Video Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR)3D (spatial) audio, Dolby Vision HDR, Gyro-EIS, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec
- Features
- PanoramaN/A
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 12 August 2026Tuesday, 09 September 2025
- Released
- Thursday, 20 August 2026Friday, 19 September 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4985 mAh3692 mAh
- Wired charging power
- 30 W25W
- Wireless charging power
- 25 W25W
- Fast charging support
- Yesno
- Features
- Bypass charging, Qi2.2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, Wired charging from 0-55% in 30 minutes (as advertised), Wireless magnetic chargingMagSafe fast wireless charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 20 minutes (official specs),
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- N/A15:08 hh:mm
- Video watching
- N/A8:09 hh:mm
- Playing games
- N/A8:45 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 152.8 mm149.6 mm
- Width
- 72 mm71.5 mm
- Thickness
- 8.6 mm8 mm
- Weight
- 197 g177 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 6m for 30 minutes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM), Dual SIM (eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE, HSPAEV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G, LTE, HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n2615G: 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)
- Network_4G bands
- b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b21, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b32, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b48, b66, b71LTE: 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)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
- Network_2G bands
- GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHzGSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz CDMA: 800 / 1900 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 6)Yes ( Wi-Fi 7 )
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort,
- USB connectivity
- USB charging, USB Mass Storage device (UMS)USB charging
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
- Wi-Fi features
- Tri-bandMobile Hotspot, Tri-band
Multimedia
- Audio type
- Stereo speakersStereo speakers,