Pixel 9 Pro XL vs iPhone 16 Pro Max FACE-OFF | Can Apple's BEST beat Google?

It's a question as old as time... well as old as 2016, BUT is Pixel better than iPhone? With the two titans' best phones of 2024 now out in the wild, we've been testing the Pixel 9 Pro XL up against the iPhone 16 Pro Max to see which ones comes out on top. From design and display, to cameras and software, which of these two phones should you pick up? Let's find out!

Read our Pixel 9 Pro XL vs iPhone 16 Pro Max comparison: https://andauth.co/Pixel9ProXLvsiPhone16ProMax

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0:00 It's Pixel vs iPhone
0:34 Big bucks for big phones
1:07 Update policy
1:29 Pure Power
1:59 Design
3:08 SIM decisions
3:18 Display
4:39 Biometrics
5:05 Camera shootout
7:27 Video
8:32 Camera Control...
9:07 All the AI... on one phone
10:30 Battery
11:22 Pixel UI v iOS 18
12:18 Benchmarks aren't everything
12:45 The verdict

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