Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Apple iPhone Air
Product
Price
999 USD
999 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Google Mobiles
Apple iPhone
Model No
GC3VE, G1MNW
iPhone18,4, A3517, A3260, A3518, A3516
Launch Date
2023, October 04
2025, September 09
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
3HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - G1MNW
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GC3VE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3260
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3518
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G1MNW
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GC3VE
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3517
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3260
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3518
Speed
HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Dimensions
162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (6.40 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
156.2 x 74.7 x 5.6 mm (6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 in)
Weight
213 g (7.51 oz)
165 g (5.82 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame ,
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), titanium frame (grade 5), glass back (Ceramic Shield)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time)
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue
Type
LTPO OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1600 nits (HBM), 2400 nit6.7 inches, 108.7 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
6.5 inches, 104.9 cm2 (~89.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1344 x 2992 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~489 ppi density)
1260 x 2736 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
OS
Android 14
iOS 26
Chipset
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
CPU
Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
Hexa-core (2x4.26 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10
Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM
12GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
UFS 3.1
256GB/512GB/1TB RAM
NVMe
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
Lens 2
48 MP, f/3.5, 120mm (telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
Lens 3
48 MP, (ultrawide), AF
Features
Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec.
Lens 1
10.5 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
Auto-HDR, panorama
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Ion 5050 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 3149 mAh
Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
23W wireless
Reverse wireless
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
20W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, thermometer (skin temperature)
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2
USB USB Type-C 2.0