The Pixel 9 Pro is much cheaper to make than the iPhone 16 Pro

05 November 2024
The phones are priced the same, however.

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Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024Front cam in 9 pro/pro xl and ultrawide and telephoto camer... morenot sure about the front camera but you're wrong about the Tele and the UW cams.

Those cams use a Samsung GM5. 0.7 microns, 1/2.55" 48 MP. The 858 is a 50 MP 1/2.51" sensor. Wekihome did a teardown, watch the vid.

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    jiyen235, 06 Nov 2024although i agree with you, i just wonder how Google is doin... moreFeeling the love. :D:D:D

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      jiyen235, 06 Nov 2024Google has a small demand, so they have less places to go t... moreFront cam in 9 pro/pro xl and ultrawide and telephoto camera in pixel 9 series use imx858

        RaviSS, 06 Nov 2024Umm... in both resolution and peak brightness, Pixel 9 Pro ... more>citing dxomark

        LMAO

          kek, 06 Nov 2024and at that price point, anyone and their mom would get the... morealthough i agree with you, i just wonder how Google is doing all this.

          The Pixel 9 Pro's Telephoto and UW cams are better, the telephoto is a larger and higher res sensor and the UW cam has a wider aperture.

          I think Samsung sensors are just super duper cheap??

          Whatever the case, it's crazy how even tho the Pixel 9 Pro is cheaper the price is the same, the chipset is far inferior, the speakers are inferior and the vibration motors aren't on the same level either. You're literally paying more for less. I love Pixel fanboys because they're stupider than Samsung's ones.

            RaviSS, 06 Nov 2024I am not sure how reliable these BoM estimates are. The est... moreGoogle has a small demand, so they have less places to go to for components. As a result they can just stick to one firm and then get their job done there. For example all the rear cam sensors are samsung ones, which are far cheaper than sony's ones, the display is only from samsung and so on.

            Apple uses Sony sensors and they are usually better quality and are more expensive too. Additionally Apple uses multiple different display manufacturers so economies of scale isn't that great there even though they have far higher sales/demand. Oh and Apple's speakers and vibration motors are far superior.

              Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024People still don't understand the current prices. That... moreduplicate removed

                Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024People still don't understand the current prices. That... moreand they used to be, until they realized they could milk americans endlessly with their ecosystem badly cloned from apple as the selling point

                  RaviSS, 06 Nov 2024Umm... in both resolution and peak brightness, Pixel 9 Pro ... morelmao imagine judging the quality of a panel by their resolution and brightness. at this point just give Apple your CV, they are clearly doing something wrong if they are paying 110 for something worse as you say. they excluded BOE from the list of suppliers for the memes after all

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                    Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024Tensynos 4 : $80 8g3 : $150 -170 People here still d... morePeople still don't understand the current prices. That's all. Pixels should be MUCH cheaper.

                      Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024The displays on the Pixels are better than ones used on the... moreUmm... in both resolution and peak brightness, Pixel 9 Pro is better. Further, in DXOMark display tests, although 9 Pro hasn't been tested yet, Pixel 9 Pro Max scores 158 and Pixel 9 scores 156, while iphone 16 pro scores only 150.

                      Regarding efficiency, I haven't found any tests, but both panels being LTPO, I don't think it would be much different. If you have any tests that compare the efficiency of displays, please do share.

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                        Tensynos 4 : $80
                        8g3 : $150 -170

                        People here still don't understand why google has dropped snapdragon.

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                          • 06 Nov 2024

                          The pixel's sole raison d'être is its capacity to process images better than the competition in most scenarios while offering 7 years of software support and some sprinkles of AI features that not everyone cares about or would find hard to replace with online tools. This makes the Pixel line a phone with many compromises. You're making these compromises to stay in Android land and get two of the main perks of having an iPhone (Good camera + long software support). However, you're losing on amazing performance, great video recording (iPhone is the undisputed champ here), and more premium build quality (if you care about that). Not only that but iPhones also hold their aftersale value much better compared to almost all Android devices, and the Pixel is one of the worst here. So it comes down to how much you hate iOS vs how much you're willing to compromise to stay with Android. This is the dilemma I'm going through right now trying to decide between an older Pixel for a cheaper price, and the newer iPhone 16 pro.

                            These are not official statements and can't even be traked down, yet all this "experts" here in the comment section take it for true and argue about how bad pixel is in comparison to iphlone. I mean, android is definetly a better system in every way imaginable, while the company ethics and politics are probably as bad as the ones in crapple, so yeah, if you need a phone, don't support greedy companies and try the "freelancers" like fairphone or shiftphone.

                              Leanzazzy, 06 Nov 2024I love Pixel's software, but the hardware is a joke. I... moreI rather buy 3 pixel phones then any "flagship killer" or "flagship" made by chinese brands, cause that's your ownly competition left besides samsung.

                                Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024The cost difference is ~$150 which is 30%It is actually 162$ and that's ~28.5%.

                                  Shazi , 06 Nov 2024That is always expected as the pixel uses older fabrication... moreWhat a bunch of bs you just wrote.
                                  And titanium body? More like aluminium body with some titanium here and there that is worthy of about 2 to 3 dollars. Just because they call it titanium, doesn't mean it is the whole body. Pretty much like their "safire" glass that is actually tempered glass that scratches exactly like any other gorilla glass.... Take a better look at jerryrigeverything about the "titanium" body of the iphone and their "safire" glass...

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                                    RaviSS, 06 Nov 2024I am not sure how reliable these BoM estimates are. The est... moreThe displays on the Pixels are better than ones used on the Iphone 16 Pros in what parameter? Surely not in efficiency

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                                      Anonymous, 06 Nov 2024Iirc iphone soc is around 60. It is much cheaper as they ar... moreIts unlikely $60 given the cutting edge TSMC fabrication. I dont think even Google can get the Tensor G4 for $60 despite the older fabrication and backroom deals with Samsung.

                                        kek, 06 Nov 2024and at that price point, anyone and their mom would get the... moreThere are people that want a free system (well at least for now) and not a grabby IcrapOS iphlone holds, so yeah, a lot of people would rather buy the pixel that is probably not slowing down with each update, like iphlones do.

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