iPhone 7 Plus vs. Pixel XL: Heavyweight title fight

28 October 2016
Tenth generation versus the first of its kind - the iPhone 7 versus the Google Pixel, in their Plus-size versions (or XL in Google terms).

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  • AnonD-454153
  • S9u
  • 01 Nov 2016

Samsung S7 Edge is better then both ,but between these two pixel is overall better phone ,im huawei fan and can wait for Mate 9

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    • Anonymous
    • pv@
    • 01 Nov 2016

    AnonD-442781, 01 Nov 2016How? Even with the faults of the pixel, it still has a bett... moreA QHD pentile display offers the same quality as a standard grid, FHD display.

    And no; if you want to take great pictures, you either go for an iPhone (easy mode) or a Lumia phone (advanced mode - manual controls).

    But anyway, having used Android for so many years, I can't believe that people (fanboys) still say that it's better than iOS or Windows. Not a chance. You can't get the same level of reliability and easy of use that iOS and Windows offer. Not to mention smart features and the user interface design - which are fairly low quality on Android.

    Went from S6 to iPhone 6 last year, and from the iPhone to the 950XL now. I couldn't believe it, but using Windows is so much better than the other two. No more force closing apps, no more restarts or factory resets, no more mess in the filesystem (like with Android), no more pop-up screens under error screens (Android), no more Exchange server sync problems (like with Android), battery life is great, etc.

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      • Anonymous
      • pv@
      • 01 Nov 2016

      Anonymous, 01 Nov 2016who cares about 4 year updates since iphones never get half... moreBecause they're not that useful, that's why.

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        • AnonD-604981
        • m1W
        • 01 Nov 2016

        You should make a iPhone 7 VS Pixel. The pixel phones are practically same, but iPhones have differences between standard and plus variant. They even have differences between 32 GB and 128 GB. This doesn't happen with Pixel.

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          • Anonymous
          • PTG
          • 01 Nov 2016

          Why not they include S7e and LG V20 also vivo xplay5 and Nubia z11.LG v20 and pixel will rule in camera phone competition

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            • Anonymous
            • 7th
            • 01 Nov 2016

            Both a lot of $$$$ for very little value.

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              • AnonD-415369
              • 3Xy
              • 01 Nov 2016

              Can we have the RAW files from the camera?
              This test only shows the processed JPG results not the whole picture(pun not intended).
              The iPhone's camera showing less details could be due to a worse sharpening/over de-noising post-processing or it could be because of a lower lens quality - there is no way we can tell from the JPG files. The stock camera apps are just BS!

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                • Anonymous
                • PPx
                • 01 Nov 2016

                Both pretty ugly.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • YTE
                  • 01 Nov 2016

                  Anonymous, 01 Nov 2016I have an iPad with Apple A7 SoC (3 years old) and it is bl... morewho cares about 4 year updates since iphones never get half the features android does even after 4 years.
                  there are some android features from 2011 which still haven't made it to your beloved iphone.

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                    • Anon
                    • X}n
                    • 01 Nov 2016

                    AnonD-604803, 31 Oct 2016Just because you get 4 years of updates...doesn't make that... moreI got iphone 5 from 2012....alredy upgrade to ios 10.1..still running smooth and fast..just battery quite low but still ok..

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                      • Another Paper Boy
                      • uJD
                      • 01 Nov 2016

                      AnonD-442781, 01 Nov 2016How? Even with the faults of the pixel, it still has a bett... moreBecause the reviewer seen the phones and try to compare.

                      You just look at specs and rant. Sorry paper spec boy, stop reading specs and get out of your basement and go out and test phone for REAL.

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                        • AnonD-442781
                        • H5N
                        • 01 Nov 2016

                        VoloKin Project, 31 Oct 2016As an long term Android fanboy I must admit that the better... moreHow? Even with the faults of the pixel, it still has a better display, camera, software. All the iPhone has is superfluous performance that only shows in benchmarks. Battery life is similar, design on both is uninspired

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                          • AnonD-141651
                          • 61t
                          • 01 Nov 2016

                          Both are not going to win beauty pageant. I agree.. Except if the Pixel wears the white-blue dress.. I like the Pixel design only with the "really blue" color option. Too bad it's limited edition.

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                            • Kd10
                            • IJk
                            • 01 Nov 2016

                            Is it wrong to ask for the review of the regular Pixel?

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                              • Kd10
                              • IJk
                              • 01 Nov 2016

                              It's fine to see this comparison, but do you think we could get the actual review of the regular Pixel, before we start running the comparison articles?

                                Camera quality is subjective in these tests. I can't tell which images captured the scenes more accurately because I wasn't there.

                                Perhaps next time, it would be better to use a third DSLR with manual controls as a control group?

                                Just because an image is more saturated and pleasing to the eye doesn't mean it's necessarily better - depends on your own tastes I guess.

                                I can post process and image if I need it punchier.

                                  Lol that second HDR example on the i7 is downright terrible. And also, on a more positive note, the Pixel XL's HDR+ in both daylight and nighttime is just incredible. It works like magic in low light, very impressed. Can't say the same abt the i7's camera though.

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                                    • AsusTech
                                    • UD{
                                    • 01 Nov 2016

                                    Anonymous, 01 Nov 2016I have an iPad with Apple A7 SoC (3 years old) and it is bl... moreI have an iPad 4 Retina with A6x without lags in 3D gaming, transition from one page to another nor switching from 1 app to another, so shut his mouth times 2 xD

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                                      • AnonD-404798
                                      • d%{
                                      • 01 Nov 2016

                                      -both are ugly .
                                      -both are lacking basic features .
                                      -both are overpriced .

                                      btw iCrap has better display . AMOLED sucks .

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • mKX
                                        • 01 Nov 2016

                                        AnonD-604803, 31 Oct 2016Just because you get 4 years of updates...doesn't make that... moreIPhone 5s works great with the newest software, what are smoking?