iPhone 17 vs Pixel 10

The iPhone 17 wins this one clearly.

• It takes battery, charging, screen and performance, and the battery round is a rout: in one independent lab's test the iPhone ran 24 h 31 min against 12 h 40 min for the Pixel 10.
• Both have 6.3-inch 120Hz OLEDs, but the iPhone's 2622 x 1206 panel is noticeably sharper on text.
• Apple's A19 is the proven fast chip, while Google's Tensor G5 trails in benchmarks and is the weaker choice for heavy gaming.
• The iPhone also starts with twice the base storage.
• The Pixel 10's case rests on two things.
• It is the only phone here with a telephoto, a 10.8MP 5x lens, while the iPhone tops out at a 2x crop from its main sensor, so stage and sports shooters get real reach.
• And Google puts seven years of OS and security updates in writing, plus regular Pixel feature drops, where Apple publishes no update window.
• For everyone else, the iPhone 17 is the stronger everyday phone.