D I S P L AY

Both phones arrive at this fight with 5.5in displays… but as any insecure man will tell you, it’s not the size that matters, it’s what you do with it that counts. The Pixel’s 2560x1440 AMOLED panel does make the iphone’s look a little lacking in dots, even if Apple has made the iphone 25% brighter than before, with more colours squashed in too. But it can’t quite compete with the Pixel’s pitch-dark blacks and rich contrast, which put it up there with this generation’s very best. In the real world the difference might not be that noticeable, but you’ll know on the inside. And that’s what really matters, right?