I chose a Pixel 9 pro XL this year for the first time ever and i have no regrets so far! I was an iPhone 14 Pro Max user. I was going to buy the iPhone 16 pro Max but i decided to give the Pixel a chance : so glad i did!
It took me awhile, also an iPhone 14 Pro user and owned every iPhone back to the iPhone 8 prior, I started dabbling with pixel while keeping my iPhone, 3 years ago with the 6 pro , this Pixel 9 Pro is hands down the best phone I have ever used and Google has done enough that I finally sold the last of my a apple products and moved completely over to the pixel eco system, watch 3 is superb and my new Google Chromebook plus is also very good and all I need
Извините что не на Английском но считаю что тут самое нормальное комьюнити пиксель Рассматриваю пиксель 9 не про к приобретению пользователь эпл уже 7 лет но мне не нравиться закрытость системы и постоянные ограничения! Владея компьютером не эпл = дискомфорт при взаимодействии Для себя отметил почему хочу пиксель Дизайн Камера Искусственный интеллект Простота передачи данных Больше софта и можно устанавливать взлом Зарядка других устройств друзей или родных от пиксель (Самсунг тоже поддерживает но это не то что нужно мне в плане софта) Гибкость настройки Но есть минусы которые напрягают Процессор (не играю а волнует долго срок 2-3 года) Экран(шим/мерцание) Низкая ремонтопригодность Память не быстрая Спасибо
@@Богдан-б8з honestly you don't notice it it's the most stable phone I have ever used and I work in the telecom business. The screen is actually great and brighter than apple. The camera I prefer over apple personally and unless your a gamer, which you say you are not. There is little to no latency. As a former apple band Wagoner I am truly impressed
@@wilmerfernandez1221 сегодня поеду в магазин смотреть больше так как надо разобраться Но все равно не покидает сомнение не подождать ли мне до октября 25-го ?
Personally it's a coin toss and really dependent on which OS you prefer and what you want to do. Personally I'm on team Pixel but my daughter uses the iPhone 16 and she loves it. So I don't think there is a wrong answer, just personal preference.
The performance benchmarks are very important if you are really expecting 7 years of updates. That 120 hz display won’t matter much if the whole system is slow.
As is reselling your data along a daisy chain the foreign and domestic corporations and governments are aggregating into a database. Or I could say that having only 55% the performance in 2024 is an insult. But let's be honest. When you evaluate which phone is better you have to look at the whole totality. Not just one little thing that one does better than the other. Basically unless Google got WAY better at everything, my personal choice is to have my data be mine alone. But your own preferences may vary.
The base model iPhones this year are far more capable and feature rich than previous years devices and even spec levels are closer than ever to the pros so for the majority of people I think this is the one to get, especially in teal.
We're in the 3rd year of Pro Motion iPhones and the base model is still stuck on 60hz. At this point, I just think the base model iPhones will never get 120hz, same way the base iPad and iPad Air haven't got 120hz after 7 YEARS of the iPad Pro having it. I will be very shocked if the iPhone 17 suddenly has 120hz, they are going to stretch this out as long as possible and normie iPhone buyers wont care.
@@stewardappiagyei6982 ---- There's a display analyst who has been predicting this stuff for years and he says on iPhone 17 it will be 120 Hz. iOS transitions are optimized which is why the 60 Hz displays still look just fine.
You guys need to be more focused on why 144Hz refresh rate isn't standard in 2024 on Android. What happened to 280 touch sampling rates? China brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, and OnePlus are offering the latest and greatest while Google is offering slow and dated.
I would go with the Pixel 9. But Apple does have better battery life than the Galaxy s24 ultra. Also iOS 18 is missing a lot of features they promised at the Apple event.
@@Peterstarzynskitech Not anymore..... Check k again...since the last update Android 14 ... Samsung is battery king.... And From Far.... @Mrwhosetheboss made a review about it a while ago....
I actually don't see the big deal with 60hz and 120hz. I don't really notice a difference. Even with my pro phones I turn off the 120hz to save on battery. I really don't notice a difference.
Depends. Pixel has the better display as it has 120hz refresh, iPhone has the better performance as its CPU is much more powerful. Pixel arguably still has better picture quality, iPhone has arguably better videos. iPhone has the much better and secure face unlock, Pixel has a great fingerprint sensor. Both Pixel and iPhone have great software so it comes down to what you want, iOS or Android. At this point no one phone is better than the other as both have caught up to each other and it comes down to personal preference. But objectively speaking, the iPhone’s much more powerful CPU will make it age better than the Pixel.
1:42 okay, but regular people DON'T care about 120 Hz, it is what it is. I had my wife try 120 and 60 back to back (my phone vs hers) and she said she can barely tell a difference - "a little bit I guess but I wouldn't pay extra for it" were her exact words. Only phone nerds care and Apple knows that.
Same here with my wife. She sent her Samsung phone off to repair the port and it came back wiped and reset. She was pleased that the battery was better than before and many weeks later, when I got on her phone I’ve noticed immediately that it was 60hz. I showed her the difference and not only she didn’t notice anything, she chose to keep it at 60hz to get extra battery so there’s that 😂
The main issue people have is that phones with this kind of price tag in 2024 should NOT be coming with 60hz displays anymore. Same argument when people say google shouldnt be using UFS 3.1 on a phone with the same price tag in 2024. Only thing is the slower speed of UFS 3.1 will not be noticed in day to day useage unless you somehow do tasks that require a lot of read/writes. But 120hz vs 60hz can be felt everywhere on the device.
They don't care... until they have it for the first time. I also thought it was marketing bs, but after jumping from the pixel 7 to the 9 pro, I can feel the difference so much that I wouldn't go back to 60hz again.
@samuelcarlos4234 my pixel 7a has a 60hz and 90hz option and I can see a HUGE difference Absolutely cannot stand the 60 htz on my phone or on my parents iPhones
you're preaching to the choir, I get it and I will not go back to 60 Hz, I'm just saying that for the average person who just wants their phone to do phone things, it's not a big selling point
One thing not mentioned was the on board assistants or onboard AI , i can ask my iPhone 14 Pro Max to to add an item to my shopping list and it will just do it straight away , if i get a phone call on my 14 pro max if i have my hands full and get a phone call i can say “ Siri answer on speaker “ , and it just does it no problem . Try doing that with a pixel running Gemini , the response i get from my pixel 8 pro is “ sorry i cant do that yet “ ! The iphones also have magsafe which opens up a whole bunch extra capabilities and features which i use every single day. As for 60 HZ , iphones are still very smooth in their operation and basically lag free , opening up a page and scrolling through let’s say a bunch of news articles. , my pixel with 120 hz scrolls through them at the speed of light , however they are not even loaded properly yet to look at anyway 😊. My other old iPhone 12 Pro Max with 60 hz loads smoothly and mostly all at once and i can look at the article about the same time as a pixel with 120 hz . Sorry guys , 120 hz is actually a nothing burger , sure its nice to see all those pages wizz past , but in the scheme of things in day to day , the 60 hz screens we have been using for general duties for the last decade or so work just fine . Also no mention of the extra software features that are very handy on the iphones , and that is of course shortcuts . Also the IOS ecosystem with the interoperability of different apple software and devices , i have been an android user for 12 years , but an apple user for 4 , and I have to say ….. it’s dam good . Both have their merits , but imo , a lot of the AI stuff is very gimmicky , and on pixels in some cases it detracts from what the old google on board assistant can do. I wouldnt expect a dyed in the wool android boy to jump ship. ,but likewise an iPhone user .
I would rather take 60hz over sub par hardware. I got pixel 9 2 weeks back which has IP68 rating , got slightly drenched in rain and water got inside to the cameras and they stopped working. What an abysmal hardware returned it and got iPhone 16
Then you got a faulty model, IP68 is >1m submersion underwater If your point is that their build quality/QA is unreliable then fair enough, but not every Pixel 9 has shitty waterproofing
@@lilyalexander963 the point is that it's roulette. When you make stuff in China your default experience is piss poor QA/QC. Apple had to develop an entire operational process for QA/QC that watches it like a hawk, to get the quality westerners expect from their phones. Even then you might get a bad one. But 1% is better odds than 30%.
in your opinion, but maybe you value different things than others. If performance, ecosystem, privacy, and option for larger screen don't matter to you as much as customized icons and 120Hz, then you're right. For someone else, that would put the Pixel 8 way under by many tiers on the grading scale.
You guys are useless and argue specs that are mostly the same , or personal preference. Why not cover what it's like to own one over time ? What happens when it breaks and you need a repair ? How fast are you back up and running ? How easy is it to get a screen replacement , those are the things most people care about , not benchmarks.
Apple is a lot faster and so much nicer, for repair. And has physical locations for it. Apple is clear winner for everything EXCEPT cracked back case where they will punish you hard for not having Apple Care. The battery swap service is ESPECIALLY nice, basically giving you a better-than-new phone without a care or worry. Google has a spotted history in their repair services unfortunately, and the spots are more of the dark colour. Living with them every day, if it's your only device, they're about equal. The win could go to one or the other depending on your own habits and uses. If you're someone who has an Apple tablet and/or computer, the iPhone takes no prisoners, the Android is left as smoking ashes on the floor. The same goes for if privacy and security are important to you.
Wait what? "Regular people don't need ultrawide camera, AI"? I am definitely a 'regular' person and I use the ultrawide camera all the time! And AI especially writing tools is a game changer for students, office workers and a whole lot of regular people. Also promising 7 years of software updates does not mean anything if your phone already has an outdated hardware which will start heating and lagging in a few months to years. Apple can support their phones for so long because of their much powerful processor and excellent optimization. So these benchmark differences will matter in due time.
biggest pixel glazer, highlights and exaggerates the smallest advantages the pixel has on the iphone, while acting like the iphone doubling the pixels scores in benchmarks is nothing, crazy.
Benchmarks are useless for day to day. And as fat as longevity of the device goes, Pixel 9 users will upgrade by the time the pixel 12 rolls around anyway
@@Flash363 so you're accepting that Google doesn't make phones that last on purpose lol I still have friends with iPhone 8s and older who are happy with what they have
Android OS takes Linux kernel and turns it into spyware-enabled at so many levels. In addition its apps are Java which are less RAM efficient and take a big hit on performance. To rub salt into that wound it then gets a chip that has the performance of an iPhone from three years ago. Which means the prophecy will be fulfilled much sooner that your phone will feel old and clunky, several winters from now. They might as well etch "WINTER IS COMING" on the back of the case.
How can you say benchmarks don't mean anything to the common user then criticise based on screen refresh rate? which the vast majority of users won't even notice...
Looking at average longevity of the phones from source data, and using that as a divisor off retail price, we actually get the exact opposite. That is, the Androids being overpriced. Keep in mind that price and cost are different. Price is what you pay to take it home. Cost is what you paid per day of ownership before you sell or trade-in for a new phone.
All phones are incredible nowadays, iPhones wouldn't make a significant difference. Double tapping the power button does the same as the camera control.
I have both phones but I prefer the IPhone. I used virtually always Android phones, since the first which was called T mobile G1 I think. Yes, the refresh rate could be higher on the IPhone 16, but you get used so fast to it. Just like to the crease in foldables or the notches. The Pixel 9 is a good phone, but in my opinion the iPhone is in virtually all aspects the better phone. The only one where the pixel is better is the selfie camera. As for the other pictures, I think the guy in the video has not used the night mode on the IPhone. Or it doesn’t has the latest update.
Brought an iPhone 5s many years ago and took a break using Samsung and Huawei years later, I purchased an iPhone 12, and it turned out to be the same phone. NEVER AGAIN Google Pixel is definitely my favourite.
As of iPhone 16 . iPhones will be getting 7 years of software updates iOS 18 dark mode , big icons w no text and certain colors on tint look so good fresh and clean . On pixel it looks cheap and outdated . I honestly don’t know how you can like it better. But of course we all have our opinions no hate to pixel 😊
60Hz or one of the best chips in a phone. I have the Pixel 9 pro but the 60Hz argument for the iPhone is old. Just makes reviewers seem like they'd rather get talking points than sound like they know what they're talking about.
They don't know. They never mention things like spyware kernel vs privacy-control kernel, cost of ownership (price - resale) / years of ownership, or software architecture like compiled machine code (iPhone) vs RAM/performance inefficient javabyte-code (Android.) Nor unencrypted RCS vs. encrypted iMessage, nor tracking and resale of private data and SpyGate stuff like the class action lawsuit over Google using Chrome to spy on Android users EVEN IN PRIVATE INCOGNITO MODE.
And i thought i am weird for choosing the phone because of the name. I just can't accept a phone with a fruit name, is just hilarious 😂 so i chose Google. iPhone is again hilarious name, Pixel is a much better name scheming. 😂
@@bogdan7800 That's more important to you than all your private data being accumulated and resold across many databases of entities you don't even know who they are? WOW YOU'RE WEIRD.
@Äpple-pie-5k what private data? I don't have a single important photo taken with the phone, all my family photos or important photos are made with a mirror less camera. I don't pay with my phone neither using bank apps. I just use it for media, even my social media profiles are not filled with real info about me. So again about what private data we are talking about?😅😂
Regular people didn't need an ultrawide lens and regular people didn't need AI. Both of these offer extra functionality. Higher refresh does not. Moreover, higher refresh eats into battery life, so I'm happy to avoid this. Btw, I doubt regular people will need AI. It's too gimmicky.
Apple will also never discount their phones directly. At least the Pixel 9 will be discounted at Black Friday and then it will be the Infinitely better deal
Pixel will open day to day apps better scroll better and feel better even with dated processor configuration it doesn't matter unless you wanna run crysis on it with extreme settings ans that 60hz display its painful to use
Almost 2x raw power + better video > 120hz display any day of the week, it's not even remotely close in terms of importance especially at the same price point and having extremely close quality in photo. Once google gets competitive cpu's into their phones it's game over though as i think android is the better os.
0:32 I think reviewers like this have no minds of their own. Anyone who wants a plus sized phone is willing to pay top dollar for the best of the best not a half baked version of it The plus sized iPhones sold even worse than the mini iPhones, but everyone company should do it just because. Makes no sense
I prefer the iPhone. I’ve been on budget android for a few years now and it’s rough. And hardware is crap. Yes the pixel is a flagship but if I’m spending that much money I’m getting an iPhone for the entire ecosystem. The pixel, and android in general, is an island on its own.
The pixel 9 wins. But then anything with close specs but without that godawful notch missing from my viewing area would win. When will apple get rid of that thing?
Notch was like 2022. It's now a dynamic island that you can interact with and present information and features, instead of dead space like on the Pixel.
@@Äpple-pie-5k It's a block of nothing that gets in the way of video playback. Those features can be represented on screen without being obtrusive when watching video or playing a game. It's the same as the old notch but further down into the screen and far larger than a small hole for a camera on the pixel. And while I'd prefer there not be that small hole at all it's better than that notch.
Wow crazy what a flex I'm going to pay 8,900 for a phone with a 60 hertz refresh rate and basically it's plain as all hell and does nothing else check on my damn head
Just as I can't conceive that, by the end of 2024, an $800 smartphone will have a 60 hertz display, just as, I find it even worse to have an $800 smartphone with a mid-range processor that tries to hide this by selling the lie that its processor is specifically designed for iA, which is absolutely false, even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 generation processors are more powerful than the Tensor G4 in ML and Ai tasks 🤷🏽♂️. I can't understand people who want to justify the price of these Pixel 9 with this logic "It's true that it's not as powerful as the competition, don't have the best battery 🔋 life, charging speed... , but for standard/basic use it's fine, it's good enough", pff 🤦🏽♂️, well in this case, it's should have cost $400-$500 with 256G like a good enough smartphone, not $800 with 128G like the high-end competition 🤷🏽♂️ The iPhone 16 with its 60 hertz screen is not better either, and the terrible logic of Apple 🍏 worshippers is that "As long as you don't know you're being scammed, there's no problem, and your scammer shouldn't be seen as a scammer by those who know he's scamming you", pff 🤦🏽♂️
Honest question, but for which apps do you or anyone need such a processor on a mobile phone? Does the OS itself need it? My phone is probably 5+ years old and I've never encountered any performance issues.
Agree, Pixel it's a complete package and mature software as well, much more ergonomic than iOS, I had both and I like more Android on daily usage than iOS due to customizations and easy to access everything I need.
Resale doesn't matter for normal people that keep a phone for the long haul. Dumb money is irresponsible people that sell, buy, sell, and buy phones yearly. Got a 13 mini and a Pixel 7. Grown up adults that are fiscally conservative keep phones for the long haul. Samsung, iPhone, and Pixel are all excellent and should last for many years if the owner is a responsible owner. It's only a personal preference.
I wouldn't want to be using the Pixel when it reaches its later Android updates. I can't see it having the performance to reach the claimed 7th update.
@@marksouthwell4490 Obviously the updates will be compatible. The well worn narrative is overkill specs now to increase longevity. The Pixel specs are poor now. We see how some older iPhones begin to really struggle after a few yrs of updating. And those had bleeding edge specs new.
@@bruxi78230 The number of phones old one vs the other has no bearing on which device is better. Apple has a lock on the market from customers that see iPhones as a status rather than actually wanting the phones for what they can actually do. It's a bunch of peer pressure and misconceptions about what Apple CAN do and what Android can't. When really, everyday people could care less. Even if Apple users are shown that the Pixel phones are better in every way, they won't switch until the Pixels are to the point where you're laughed at if you don't have one. Funnily enough, people are starting to talk about how much better the Android cameras are, namely the Samsung and the Pixels. So, we'll see what happens. One thing's for sure: Apple needs to dig a bit deeper when it comes to their "innovations." Otherwise, they may be slowly giving up their position 🤷🏾♂️
Apple has proven time and time again they can support a phone for 6-7 years. I don't have faith that Google will keep their 7 year promise to support Pixel 8-9, Tensor isn't efficient enough.
@@JedEckertMaybe. But I'm not a lawyer. What's true is they are underpowered now. 7 yrs and you'd be begging to roll back a few versions. Also Google have a long inglorious history of breaking promises.
Efficient enough? I'm on a 3-year-old Nord n200 that's running on a dorito chip. Phones are fast enough. What I don't think will last is the battery past the fifth year.
iPhone for 8 years not going for the 9th year buy a iPhone 16 to only find out next year that it can’t get all the updates not going down that road again I’m done I’m trading in my 15
And of course you really mean Samsung because Huawei isn't available in the USA. You always know when Sammy fans are making the comment. They always MUST REDIRECT every mobile discussion to make it about Sammy. How is it that Sammy fans are so INSECURE?
nah this comparison is whack, google pixel chipet is underpower for 2024 flagship. what you should compare price to price is iphone 16 vs equivalent price samsung s24 series
10:20 works 9/10 times, until you put that glass screen protector on. Physical sensors have been fine and worked really well. Under screen sensors will always stay an unnecessary gimmick to me.
Specs aren't everything. Which is why so many people buy iPhones. especially older people. They prefer the easier to use interface. Preferences exist people!
@@piotrdworowy183 grow tf up. There's a reason Samsung's literally have a mode called easy mode. it's common knowledge that iOS is easier to use hence why it's popular with older people. I'm an android user, that doesn't mean I have to be a child and petulantly cry about a droid being better. It is in some ways it isn't in others and it certainly isn't when it comes to simplicity.
Choosing iphone 16 over pixel 9 is a great move.... Iphone 16 - better camera -better performance and gaming - Probably AI after update or atleast satisfying features - Good battery On pixel 9 - great use of Gemini ai for one year - good battery - and great years of os update but moderate processor and lots of network issues and heating too For better and trusty Iphone 16 will be better... Even in sales 16 will be the better choice.
How in the world are you going to try to tell somebody or persuade somebody what is the right phone for them on a video that is like asinine The answer to that is hey why don't you go down to the store pick the phone up and try it out for yourself why should I believe anything that comes out of your mouth I don't know who the hell you are
rly??? everyone I know changes to 60Hz as the first thing we do. Never have I ever used phone with 90 or 120hz. why? what is better? your eyes can not comprehend anything more than 30fps. Battery life suffers with higher refresh rates. maybe I am strange but also all this themes in google phones make it unusable for me. washed up colors, no full brightness unless you enable automatic brightness and lots of crapware stay away from pixel phones camera sucks big time- as far as the videos indoor(thats my only use) also almost no battery life, uncastomizable interface and overheating all the time worst phones ever
@@BearShepherd are you 12? Everyone likes different things. 120hz may be a deal breaker for you but for people who have iPhones, they aren't going to care because the standard model has never had it. Plus apple know how to milk every last penny out of people and people let them.
I chose a Pixel 9 pro XL this year for the first time ever and i have no regrets so far! I was an iPhone 14 Pro Max user. I was going to buy the iPhone 16 pro Max but i decided to give the Pixel a chance : so glad i did!
It took me awhile, also an iPhone 14 Pro user and owned every iPhone back to the iPhone 8 prior, I started dabbling with pixel while keeping my iPhone, 3 years ago with the 6 pro , this Pixel 9 Pro is hands down the best phone I have ever used and Google has done enough that I finally sold the last of my a apple products and moved completely over to the pixel eco system, watch 3 is superb and my new Google Chromebook plus is also very good and all I need
Извините что не на Английском но считаю что тут самое нормальное комьюнити пиксель
Рассматриваю пиксель 9 не про к приобретению пользователь эпл уже 7 лет но мне не нравиться закрытость системы и постоянные ограничения! Владея компьютером не эпл = дискомфорт при взаимодействии
Для себя отметил почему хочу пиксель
Дизайн
Камера
Искусственный интеллект
Простота передачи данных
Больше софта и можно устанавливать взлом
Зарядка других устройств друзей или родных от пиксель (Самсунг тоже поддерживает но это не то что нужно мне в плане софта)
Гибкость настройки
Но есть минусы которые напрягают
Процессор (не играю а волнует долго срок 2-3 года)
Экран(шим/мерцание)
Низкая ремонтопригодность
Память не быстрая
Спасибо
@@Богдан-б8з honestly you don't notice it it's the most stable phone I have ever used and I work in the telecom business. The screen is actually great and brighter than apple. The camera I prefer over apple personally and unless your a gamer, which you say you are not. There is little to no latency. As a former apple band Wagoner I am truly impressed
How are you likely the switch?
@@wilmerfernandez1221 сегодня поеду в магазин смотреть больше так как надо разобраться
Но все равно не покидает сомнение не подождать ли мне до октября 25-го ?
Personally it's a coin toss and really dependent on which OS you prefer and what you want to do. Personally I'm on team Pixel but my daughter uses the iPhone 16 and she loves it. So I don't think there is a wrong answer, just personal preference.
You can tell from the video production he's using mostly Apple products. Dude is trying too hard to sell the Pixel, it's annoying.
@@jevonsims900 I highly doubt he used an iPhone or any phone for that matter to produce this video...
The performance benchmarks are very important if you are really expecting 7 years of updates. That 120 hz display won’t matter much if the whole system is slow.
Pixal 9 is better. At this point with a 60hz display apple is just insulting its customers.
As is reselling your data along a daisy chain the foreign and domestic corporations and governments are aggregating into a database. Or I could say that having only 55% the performance in 2024 is an insult. But let's be honest.
When you evaluate which phone is better you have to look at the whole totality. Not just one little thing that one does better than the other.
Basically unless Google got WAY better at everything, my personal choice is to have my data be mine alone. But your own preferences may vary.
The base model iPhones this year are far more capable and feature rich than previous years devices and even spec levels are closer than ever to the pros so for the majority of people I think this is the one to get, especially in teal.
We're in the 3rd year of Pro Motion iPhones and the base model is still stuck on 60hz. At this point, I just think the base model iPhones will never get 120hz, same way the base iPad and iPad Air haven't got 120hz after 7 YEARS of the iPad Pro having it. I will be very shocked if the iPhone 17 suddenly has 120hz, they are going to stretch this out as long as possible and normie iPhone buyers wont care.
The iPhone 17 will be 120 Hz.
@@stewardappiagyei6982 I think you're right. They will keep doing it for as long as possible
@bruxi78230 I will be shocked and gobsmacked if the 17 has 120hz. I wish it would, but I trust Apple to shaft their users.
@@stewardappiagyei6982 ---- There's a display analyst who has been predicting this stuff for years and he says on iPhone 17 it will be 120 Hz. iOS transitions are optimized which is why the 60 Hz displays still look just fine.
You guys need to be more focused on why 144Hz refresh rate isn't standard in 2024 on Android. What happened to 280 touch sampling rates? China brands like Xiaomi, Vivo, and OnePlus are offering the latest and greatest while Google is offering slow and dated.
Both great devices. All boils down to which ecosystem one prefers
Google Pixel 9 being $579 from Mint Mobile with a year of Free Unlimited Service is a great option!
I would go with the Pixel 9. But Apple does have better battery life than the Galaxy s24 ultra. Also iOS 18 is missing a lot of features they promised at the Apple event.
@@Peterstarzynskitech Not anymore..... Check k again...since the last update Android 14 ... Samsung is battery king.... And From Far.... @Mrwhosetheboss made a review about it a while ago....
Don't forget who is the king of privacy, tracker blocking, opt-outs, and encrypted messages,
I actually don't see the big deal with 60hz and 120hz. I don't really notice a difference. Even with my pro phones I turn off the 120hz to save on battery. I really don't notice a difference.
pixel 9 better
Chip is nearly half as powerful and you say that? Please don't become a reviewer until you learn more.
Depends. Pixel has the better display as it has 120hz refresh, iPhone has the better performance as its CPU is much more powerful. Pixel arguably still has better picture quality, iPhone has arguably better videos. iPhone has the much better and secure face unlock, Pixel has a great fingerprint sensor. Both Pixel and iPhone have great software so it comes down to what you want, iOS or Android.
At this point no one phone is better than the other as both have caught up to each other and it comes down to personal preference. But objectively speaking, the iPhone’s much more powerful CPU will make it age better than the Pixel.
They both have pros and cons.
It's whatever you prefer.
iPhone doesn't have the "flash" anymore but is still the more futureproof option - 7 years of updates, the hardware prowess, and the resale value.
In some things the iPhone is better, in other things, the pixel… why the heck the “not even close” in the title?
Team Pixel sponsorship.
1:42 okay, but regular people DON'T care about 120 Hz, it is what it is. I had my wife try 120 and 60 back to back (my phone vs hers) and she said she can barely tell a difference - "a little bit I guess but I wouldn't pay extra for it" were her exact words. Only phone nerds care and Apple knows that.
Same here with my wife. She sent her Samsung phone off to repair the port and it came back wiped and reset. She was pleased that the battery was better than before and many weeks later, when I got on her phone I’ve noticed immediately that it was 60hz. I showed her the difference and not only she didn’t notice anything, she chose to keep it at 60hz to get extra battery so there’s that 😂
The main issue people have is that phones with this kind of price tag in 2024 should NOT be coming with 60hz displays anymore. Same argument when people say google shouldnt be using UFS 3.1 on a phone with the same price tag in 2024. Only thing is the slower speed of UFS 3.1 will not be noticed in day to day useage unless you somehow do tasks that require a lot of read/writes. But 120hz vs 60hz can be felt everywhere on the device.
They don't care... until they have it for the first time. I also thought it was marketing bs, but after jumping from the pixel 7 to the 9 pro, I can feel the difference so much that I wouldn't go back to 60hz again.
@samuelcarlos4234 my pixel 7a has a 60hz and 90hz option and I can see a HUGE difference
Absolutely cannot stand the 60 htz on my phone or on my parents iPhones
you're preaching to the choir, I get it and I will not go back to 60 Hz, I'm just saying that for the average person who just wants their phone to do phone things, it's not a big selling point
One thing not mentioned was the on board assistants or onboard AI , i can ask my iPhone 14 Pro Max to to add an item to my shopping list and it will just do it straight away , if i get a phone call on my 14 pro max if i have my hands full and get a phone call i can say “ Siri answer on speaker “ , and it just does it no problem .
Try doing that with a pixel running Gemini , the response i get from my pixel 8 pro is “ sorry i cant do that yet “ !
The iphones also have magsafe which opens up a whole bunch extra capabilities and features which i use every single day.
As for 60 HZ , iphones are still very smooth in their operation and basically lag free , opening up a page and scrolling through let’s say a bunch of news articles. , my pixel with 120 hz scrolls through them at the speed of light , however they are not even loaded properly yet to look at anyway 😊.
My other old iPhone 12 Pro Max with 60 hz loads smoothly and mostly all at once and i can look at the article about the same time as a pixel with 120 hz .
Sorry guys , 120 hz is actually a nothing burger , sure its nice to see all those pages wizz past , but in the scheme of things in day to day , the 60 hz screens we have been using for general duties for the last decade or so work just fine .
Also no mention of the extra software features that are very handy on the iphones , and that is of course shortcuts .
Also the IOS ecosystem with the interoperability of different apple software and devices , i have been an android user for 12 years , but an apple user for 4 , and I have to say ….. it’s dam good .
Both have their merits , but imo , a lot of the AI stuff is very gimmicky , and on pixels in some cases it detracts from what the old google on board assistant can do.
I wouldnt expect a dyed in the wool android boy to jump ship. ,but likewise an iPhone user .
I'm so excited for next year so the apple and Samsung fan boys will have 0 complaints left when we get the same "level of processor"
Fanboys will ALWAYS find something to complain about, don't worry.
I would rather take 60hz over sub par hardware. I got pixel 9 2 weeks back which has IP68 rating , got slightly drenched in rain and water got inside to the cameras and they stopped working. What an abysmal hardware returned it and got iPhone 16
Then you got a faulty model, IP68 is >1m submersion underwater
If your point is that their build quality/QA is unreliable then fair enough, but not every Pixel 9 has shitty waterproofing
@@lilyalexander963 the point is that it's roulette. When you make stuff in China your default experience is piss poor QA/QC. Apple had to develop an entire operational process for QA/QC that watches it like a hawk, to get the quality westerners expect from their phones. Even then you might get a bad one. But 1% is better odds than 30%.
@Äpple-pie-5k I see. To be pedantic, they manufacture in Taiwan, China, and India. I'll look into QA before I buy in future.
Pixel 9 is better mostly bc it’s android, only thing it lacks behind is gaming but idc I have a pc for that.
Exactly!
Pixel 8 was better than ihpone 15 too.
in your opinion, but maybe you value different things than others. If performance, ecosystem, privacy, and option for larger screen don't matter to you as much as customized icons and 120Hz, then you're right. For someone else, that would put the Pixel 8 way under by many tiers on the grading scale.
Based on the trade in value I received....I got the Pixel 9
Will revisit next year with the 10 vs the 17
You guys are useless and argue specs that are mostly the same , or personal preference. Why not cover what it's like to own one over time ? What happens when it breaks and you need a repair ? How fast are you back up and running ? How easy is it to get a screen replacement , those are the things most people care about , not benchmarks.
Apple is a lot faster and so much nicer, for repair. And has physical locations for it. Apple is clear winner for everything EXCEPT cracked back case where they will punish you hard for not having Apple Care. The battery swap service is ESPECIALLY nice, basically giving you a better-than-new phone without a care or worry.
Google has a spotted history in their repair services unfortunately, and the spots are more of the dark colour.
Living with them every day, if it's your only device, they're about equal. The win could go to one or the other depending on your own habits and uses. If you're someone who has an Apple tablet and/or computer, the iPhone takes no prisoners, the Android is left as smoking ashes on the floor.
The same goes for if privacy and security are important to you.
Wait what? "Regular people don't need ultrawide camera, AI"? I am definitely a 'regular' person and I use the ultrawide camera all the time! And AI especially writing tools is a game changer for students, office workers and a whole lot of regular people. Also promising 7 years of software updates does not mean anything if your phone already has an outdated hardware which will start heating and lagging in a few months to years. Apple can support their phones for so long because of their much powerful processor and excellent optimization. So these benchmark differences will matter in due time.
biggest pixel glazer, highlights and exaggerates the smallest advantages the pixel has on the iphone, while acting like the iphone doubling the pixels scores in benchmarks is nothing, crazy.
Benchmarks are useless for day to day. And as fat as longevity of the device goes, Pixel 9 users will upgrade by the time the pixel 12 rolls around anyway
@@Flash363 so you're accepting that Google doesn't make phones that last on purpose lol I still have friends with iPhone 8s and older who are happy with what they have
@@nitrobear I'm saying it doesn't matter whether they do or don't.
We're talking about OS here. As phones they both perform top notch.
Android OS takes Linux kernel and turns it into spyware-enabled at so many levels. In addition its apps are Java which are less RAM efficient and take a big hit on performance. To rub salt into that wound it then gets a chip that has the performance of an iPhone from three years ago. Which means the prophecy will be fulfilled much sooner that your phone will feel old and clunky, several winters from now. They might as well etch "WINTER IS COMING" on the back of the case.
Pixel 8 256gb is $509 right now and it has 120hz display and gets 6 more years of OS updates. Great value if you are fine with Android OS
How can you say benchmarks don't mean anything to the common user then criticise based on screen refresh rate? which the vast majority of users won't even notice...
Those prices of IPhones are too high for what this shot offer- demanding 900 for 100$ worth of phone is just robbery.
Looking at average longevity of the phones from source data, and using that as a divisor off retail price, we actually get the exact opposite. That is, the Androids being overpriced.
Keep in mind that price and cost are different. Price is what you pay to take it home. Cost is what you paid per day of ownership before you sell or trade-in for a new phone.
10:20 "60% of times it works everytime"
Im android first specifically Samsung but i would chose the 16 over the pixel 9 if i had to live with one of them for several years
All phones are incredible nowadays, iPhones wouldn't make a significant difference. Double tapping the power button does the same as the camera control.
I have both phones but I prefer the IPhone. I used virtually always Android phones, since the first which was called T mobile G1 I think. Yes, the refresh rate could be higher on the IPhone 16, but you get used so fast to it. Just like to the crease in foldables or the notches. The Pixel 9 is a good phone, but in my opinion the iPhone is in virtually all aspects the better phone. The only one where the pixel is better is the selfie camera. As for the other pictures, I think the guy in the video has not used the night mode on the IPhone. Or it doesn’t has the latest update.
Brought an iPhone 5s many years ago and took a break using Samsung and Huawei years later, I purchased an iPhone 12, and it turned out to be the same phone. NEVER AGAIN
Google Pixel is definitely my favourite.
Xperia 1 VI for me, so, i got one , period.
As of iPhone 16 . iPhones will be getting 7 years of software updates
iOS 18 dark mode , big icons w no text and certain colors on tint look so good fresh and clean . On pixel it looks cheap and outdated . I honestly don’t know how you can like it better. But of course we all have our opinions no hate to pixel 😊
60Hz or one of the best chips in a phone. I have the Pixel 9 pro but the 60Hz argument for the iPhone is old. Just makes reviewers seem like they'd rather get talking points than sound like they know what they're talking about.
They don't know. They never mention things like spyware kernel vs privacy-control kernel, cost of ownership (price - resale) / years of ownership, or software architecture like compiled machine code (iPhone) vs RAM/performance inefficient javabyte-code (Android.) Nor unencrypted RCS vs. encrypted iMessage, nor tracking and resale of private data and SpyGate stuff like the class action lawsuit over Google using Chrome to spy on Android users EVEN IN PRIVATE INCOGNITO MODE.
Why are you guys standing the 9 against the 16 plus?
I honestly picked cuz of the color 🤣 don’t really care about 60hz or 120hz it all works the same to me!
And i thought i am weird for choosing the phone because of the name. I just can't accept a phone with a fruit name, is just hilarious 😂 so i chose Google. iPhone is again hilarious name, Pixel is a much better name scheming. 😂
@@bogdan7800 That's more important to you than all your private data being accumulated and resold across many databases of entities you don't even know who they are? WOW YOU'RE WEIRD.
@Äpple-pie-5k what private data? I don't have a single important photo taken with the phone, all my family photos or important photos are made with a mirror less camera. I don't pay with my phone neither using bank apps. I just use it for media, even my social media profiles are not filled with real info about me. So again about what private data we are talking about?😅😂
@bogdan7800 if you watch any adult "youtube" videos on your phone. apple still stores your data, they just promise not to share it.
@lilyalexander963 well for this i couldn't even care less, i'm not a kid or a teenager to watch this kind videos.
Regular people didn't need an ultrawide lens and regular people didn't need AI. Both of these offer extra functionality. Higher refresh does not.
Moreover, higher refresh eats into battery life, so I'm happy to avoid this.
Btw, I doubt regular people will need AI. It's too gimmicky.
You are complaining about paying that big price for a 60hz refresh rate phone but ok with paying a big price for a phone with outdated processor speed
One is noticeable in every single daily interaction and the other only is in very specific, niche situations
@@eando97 I am talking about the price, they are selling us a phone with years old processor speed at the same price of a new high end phone
@@jaffar1234 If it doesn’t impact the experience, as is the case here, I couldn’t care less about clock speeds and multi-core performance numbers
Apple will also never discount their phones directly. At least the Pixel 9 will be discounted at Black Friday and then it will be the Infinitely better deal
Pixel will open day to day apps better scroll better and feel better even with dated processor configuration it doesn't matter unless you wanna run crysis on it with extreme settings ans that 60hz display its painful to use
8:17 Apple Intelligence is supposed to release Oct 28, not in 6 months.
yes it part
I have 120 Hz display.
But my processor can process at 8085 speed.
Welcome to the world of Spec Boys. Can’t afford anything worthy
Almost 2x raw power + better video > 120hz display any day of the week, it's not even remotely close in terms of importance especially at the same price point and having extremely close quality in photo. Once google gets competitive cpu's into their phones it's game over though as i think android is the better os.
0:32 I think reviewers like this have no minds of their own. Anyone who wants a plus sized phone is willing to pay top dollar for the best of the best not a half baked version of it
The plus sized iPhones sold even worse than the mini iPhones, but everyone company should do it just because. Makes no sense
I prefer the iPhone. I’ve been on budget android for a few years now and it’s rough. And hardware is crap. Yes the pixel is a flagship but if I’m spending that much money I’m getting an iPhone for the entire ecosystem. The pixel, and android in general, is an island on its own.
It wouldn't make sense to make a larger base pixel 9. Please stop asking for something no one needs or wants.
The pixel 9 wins. But then anything with close specs but without that godawful notch missing from my viewing area would win. When will apple get rid of that thing?
Notch was like 2022. It's now a dynamic island that you can interact with and present information and features, instead of dead space like on the Pixel.
@@Äpple-pie-5k It's a block of nothing that gets in the way of video playback. Those features can be represented on screen without being obtrusive when watching video or playing a game. It's the same as the old notch but further down into the screen and far larger than a small hole for a camera on the pixel. And while I'd prefer there not be that small hole at all it's better than that notch.
Pixel 9 will be 1/2 price or less several months from now, iPhone won't. Now what's better?
lol. The EU is going to have to mandate 60Hz and a smaller notification 'island.'
Very simple decision. If u use google service such as gemini, youtube, gmail or google photos, then just buy a pixel. If not, u can buy an iphone
pixel’s processor is way behind iPhone 16
personally tried running warzone mobile on both of them, iPhone had much better performance
Watching Pixel vs IPhone on Android Authority…,totally not biased 🙄
Isn’t that iPhone 16 plus?
Wow crazy what a flex I'm going to pay 8,900 for a phone with a 60 hertz refresh rate and basically it's plain as all hell and does nothing else check on my damn head
apple will eventually run out of excuses to upgrade the display
Just as I can't conceive that, by the end of 2024, an $800 smartphone will have a 60 hertz display, just as, I find it even worse to have an $800 smartphone with a mid-range processor that tries to hide this by selling the lie that its processor is specifically designed for iA, which is absolutely false, even the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and Apple A16 generation processors are more powerful than the Tensor G4 in ML and Ai tasks 🤷🏽♂️.
I can't understand people who want to justify the price of these Pixel 9 with this logic "It's true that it's not as powerful as the competition, don't have the best battery 🔋 life, charging speed... , but for standard/basic use it's fine, it's good enough", pff 🤦🏽♂️, well in this case, it's should have cost $400-$500 with 256G like a good enough smartphone, not $800 with 128G like the high-end competition 🤷🏽♂️
The iPhone 16 with its 60 hertz screen is not better either, and the terrible logic of Apple 🍏 worshippers is that "As long as you don't know you're being scammed, there's no problem, and your scammer shouldn't be seen as a scammer by those who know he's scamming you", pff 🤦🏽♂️
Honest question, but for which apps do you or anyone need such a processor on a mobile phone? Does the OS itself need it? My phone is probably 5+ years old and I've never encountered any performance issues.
Both are not my choice, Sorry
Google Doesn't give that option because it's Regular 9 version is actually Apple's Plus version. That's All
No?
simple
pixel 9: 60-120 hz + 128gb = $848
iphone 16: 60 hz = 128gb = $880
you're paying 40$ more for a 60 hz display
Apple as usual keeping features that are readily available from their phones to make more money. Conniving. I don't like Apple's practices.
Agree, Pixel it's a complete package and mature software as well, much more ergonomic than iOS, I had both and I like more Android on daily usage than iOS due to customizations and easy to access everything I need.
All I know is my IPhone will be worth more than the Google in literally 6 months from now when the mattress sale on the pixels start
Resale doesn't matter for normal people that keep a phone for the long haul. Dumb money is irresponsible people that sell, buy, sell, and buy phones yearly. Got a 13 mini and a Pixel 7. Grown up adults that are fiscally conservative keep phones for the long haul. Samsung, iPhone, and Pixel are all excellent and should last for many years if the owner is a responsible owner. It's only a personal preference.
I wouldn't want to be using the Pixel when it reaches its later Android updates. I can't see it having the performance to reach the claimed 7th update.
Google with dish out compatible updates
Pixels actually tend to age very well
I have a couple friends that are still happy with their old pixels
One of them is still using the 4
@@marksouthwell4490 Obviously the updates will be compatible. The well worn narrative is overkill specs now to increase longevity. The Pixel specs are poor now. We see how some older iPhones begin to really struggle after a few yrs of updating. And those had bleeding edge specs new.
I agree with the results 100%. The Pixel 9 is the better phone🤷🏾♂️
Which is why Google sells 1/30th the number of phones yearly as Apple?
@@bruxi78230Google is only one decent android brand to choose from
Android has iPhone beat by far as a whole and thou knowest it
@@bruxi78230 The number of phones old one vs the other has no bearing on which device is better. Apple has a lock on the market from customers that see iPhones as a status rather than actually wanting the phones for what they can actually do. It's a bunch of peer pressure and misconceptions about what Apple CAN do and what Android can't. When really, everyday people could care less. Even if Apple users are shown that the Pixel phones are better in every way, they won't switch until the Pixels are to the point where you're laughed at if you don't have one. Funnily enough, people are starting to talk about how much better the Android cameras are, namely the Samsung and the Pixels. So, we'll see what happens. One thing's for sure: Apple needs to dig a bit deeper when it comes to their "innovations." Otherwise, they may be slowly giving up their position 🤷🏾♂️
60hz vs 120hz 🤔
Iphones are only cheap in US
Apple has proven time and time again they can support a phone for 6-7 years. I don't have faith that Google will keep their 7 year promise to support Pixel 8-9, Tensor isn't efficient enough.
Google has a legal obligation to support their phones for as long as they say they will.
@@JedEckertMaybe. But I'm not a lawyer. What's true is they are underpowered now. 7 yrs and you'd be begging to roll back a few versions. Also Google have a long inglorious history of breaking promises.
Google has never failed on promised os updates
Even pixel 1 runs smoothly without lag
Efficient enough? I'm on a 3-year-old Nord n200 that's running on a dorito chip. Phones are fast enough. What I don't think will last is the battery past the fifth year.
Buy an iphone if u do not use google's services.
Galaxy a15 for the win
Bench marks don't mean#*'':
Im still on my Samsung note 10😂 going to wait another year
Non, they are way too expensive.
iPhone for 8 years not going for the 9th year buy a iPhone 16 to only find out next year that it can’t get all the updates not going down that road again I’m done I’m trading in my 15
Neither of these are top 3.
Samsung & Huawei smash these almost every aspect.
And of course you really mean Samsung because Huawei isn't available in the USA. You always know when Sammy fans are making the comment. They always MUST REDIRECT every mobile discussion to make it about Sammy. How is it that Sammy fans are so INSECURE?
iPhones are overpriced for what you get, always trying to catch-up android and then only higher end models might get it
as an apple fan boy the pixel is clearly the better choice !!!
S24 Ultra. Full stop.
Pixel 9 👍🏻
nah this comparison is whack, google pixel chipet is underpower for 2024 flagship. what you should compare price to price is iphone 16 vs equivalent price samsung s24 series
Yeah Google is using your personal data to train its AI. I rather wait for Apple AI and Apple Pay is impeccable & Security is 🔑 thanks
10:20 works 9/10 times, until you put that glass screen protector on. Physical sensors have been fine and worked really well. Under screen sensors will always stay an unnecessary gimmick to me.
Anytime iphone 16... 😂
"a little bit"
Oneplus 12 smoked both of them
Of course Pixel,stop compering 10 years old phone( iPhone ,in specs meaning).with recent release.
True
Specs aren't everything. Which is why so many people buy iPhones. especially older people. They prefer the easier to use interface. Preferences exist people!
@@crow1989 A
Bulshit if they prefer easier to use interface they would but Samsung etc,iPhone is shit in term.🤦♂️
@@piotrdworowy183 grow tf up. There's a reason Samsung's literally have a mode called easy mode. it's common knowledge that iOS is easier to use hence why it's popular with older people. I'm an android user, that doesn't mean I have to be a child and petulantly cry about a droid being better. It is in some ways it isn't in others and it certainly isn't when it comes to simplicity.
Champlin Villages
60 Hz display 😂😂😂
Choosing iphone 16 over pixel 9 is a great move....
Iphone 16
- better camera
-better performance and gaming
- Probably AI after update or atleast satisfying features
- Good battery
On pixel 9
- great use of Gemini ai for one year
- good battery
- and great years of os update but moderate processor and lots of network issues and heating too
For better and trusty
Iphone 16 will be better...
Even in sales 16 will be the better choice.
How in the world are you going to try to tell somebody or persuade somebody what is the right phone for them on a video that is like asinine The answer to that is hey why don't you go down to the store pick the phone up and try it out for yourself why should I believe anything that comes out of your mouth I don't know who the hell you are
Thanks...?
rly??? everyone I know changes to 60Hz as the first thing we do. Never have I ever used phone with 90 or 120hz. why? what is better? your eyes can not comprehend anything more than 30fps. Battery life suffers with higher refresh rates.
maybe I am strange but also all this themes in google phones make it unusable for me.
washed up colors, no full brightness unless you enable automatic brightness and lots of crapware
stay away from pixel phones
camera sucks big time- as far as the videos indoor(thats my only use)
also almost no battery life,
uncastomizable interface and overheating all the time
worst phones ever
30 fps 🤣bro you can instantly tell if its 60 or 120....day and night difference when scrooling reddit or instagram
Pixel 9 clears
The only correct answer is the one that doesn't have a 60hz screen in 2024 🤣🤣🤣
iphone 13 had 60hz display, fine it was 2021
but so did the 14 then the 15
now the 16 ... 😐
I see $99 phones now with 120hz
But that $99 phone has everything else so supremely shitty you will desire to throw it away to the dustbin at the speed of 120 miles per hour.
I’d pick an iPhone 13 before any of the newest pixel, and guaranteed the former will age far better.
😂😂😂😂😂
Hum, nope
iPhone 13 doesn't have 120hz :) it's a must in 2024.
13 is overrated 13 mini is way better.
@@BearShepherd are you 12? Everyone likes different things. 120hz may be a deal breaker for you but for people who have iPhones, they aren't going to care because the standard model has never had it. Plus apple know how to milk every last penny out of people and people let them.
W pixel
iPhone is Ugly. Pixel is uglier than the 7 pro
1st comment
Apple phones besides their top of the line products are trash