Google’s new $599 (?599, AU$999) Pixel 7, announced at Thursday’s Made by Google event, is the latest flagship phone from the company meant to compete against established phone leaders like Apple’s iPhone 14 and Samsung’s Galaxy S22.

New to the Pixel 7 is the Tensor G2 processor, a camera with improved zoom, face unlock and a slightly updated design. Google’s also maintaining the $599 price held by last year’s Pixel 6, which undercuts the $799 iPhone 14 and the $800 Galaxy S22 by $200. Although the price differential is the same as last year, it’s arguably more meaningful this year as shoppers contend with fast-rising prices and a possible global recession.

But even with that price advantage, Samsung and Apple’s offerings include plenty of features that may feel like it’s worth the price increase. For instance, Samsung’s Galaxy S22 has a fancy telephoto camera for capturing faraway objects, which isn’t available on the Pixel 7 — you have to spend up for the $899 Pixel 7 Pro to get that sweet optical zoom. Samsung is also offering four years of software updates on the Galaxy S22, while the Pixel 7 will get three years of software updates.

Meanwhile, the iPhone 14 debuted a variety of safety features like car-crash detection (which debuted on Pixel phones years ago) and support for satellite-based emergency messaging. Apple’s phones also get several years of software updates, with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X from 2017 receiving this year’s iOS 16 update.

For a more granular look at how Google’s Pixel 7 stacks up against the iPhone 14 and Galaxy S22, take a look at CNET’s specs chart below.

Google Pixel 7

iPhone 14

Galaxy S22

Display size, resolution, refresh rate

6.3-inch OLED; 2,400×1,080 pixels; 90Hz

6.1-inch OLED; 2,532×1,170 pixels; not disclosed

6.1-inch AMOLED; 2,340×1,080 pixels; 120Hz

Pixel density

416ppi

460 ppi

425 ppi

Dimensions (Millimeters)

155.6 x 73.2 x 8.7 mm

147 x 72 x 7.8 mm

70.6 x 146 x 7.6 mm

Weight (Ounces, Grams)

6.9 oz; 197 g

6.07 oz; 172 g

5.89 oz; 167 g (168 g for mmWave model)

Operating system

Android 13

iOS 16

Android 13

Camera

50-megapixel (main), 12-megapixel (ultrawide),

12-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide)

50-megapixel (wide), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 10-megapixel (telephoto)

Front-facing camera

10.8-megapixel

12-megapixel

10-megapixel

Video capture

4K

4K

8K

Processor

Google Tensor G2

Apple A15 Bionic

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

RAM/storage

8GB + 128GB; 8GB + 256GB

128GB, 256GB, 512GB (RAM not disclosed)

8GB RAM + 128GB; 8GB RAM + 256GB

Expandable storage

None

None

None

Battery/charger

4,355 mAh (30W wired)

Undisclosed; Apple lists 20 hours of video playback (20W wired)

3,700 mAh (25W wired charging)

Fingerprint sensor

Under display

No (Face ID)

In-display

Connector

USB-C

Lightning

USB-C

Headphone jack

None

None

None

US starting price

$599 (128GB)

$799 (128GB)

$800 (128GB)