iPhone 17 pro max vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL : which one you should buy

iPhone 17 Pro Max : according to the leak iPhone 17 Pro Max rumors suggest that it will come with a premium glass and aluminum body design full camera model and the display have a 6.9 inch super retina HDR display that comes with a 120Hz refresh rate and a brightness of 3000 nits.
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: As always google kept their signature design in the new pixel 10 series as glass+ aluminum design and this time it has a pill shaped camera bar which make it descent.
and this smartphone offers a 6.8 inch super Actua OLED display that have a 120 HZ refresh rate and a peak brightness of 3300 nits that makes it super bright
Both the phones have their top notch design technology, in terms of display Pixel 10 Pro XL may have the edge in brightness.

Camera
iPhone 17 pro Max : According to the leaks and rumors the iPhone 17 pro max will have a 48MP triple camera setup that contains a main+ ultra wide and a telephoto with a 8x optical zoom and a 24 MP selfie camera.
Google Pixel Pro XL : This pixel series smartphone has a 50MP main + 48MP ultra wide and a 48MP telephoto that have a 5x optical zoom rear camera setup, and 42MP selfie camera.
In this for telephoto iPhone may win but for the selfies google pixel lead in the market.
Performance and Battery
iPhone 17 Pro Max : This time apple is upgrading their new iPhones with A19 Pro chip which comes with 12GB RAM and a battery backup of 5000 mAh and this time apple is giving a huge amount of battery which can give power to your smartphone up to a day with the normal usage.
Google pixel 10 Pro XL : it comes with Google Tensor G5 chip that is packed with 16GB RAM and a battery backup of 5200 mAh.
Pixel is offering more RAM and Battery backup but iPhone is not far from it, due to the iOS optimization from apple.
Price in India
iPhone 17 Pro Max : Rs 1,64,900 Expected
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL : Starting at Rs 1,24,999
Google pixel is around 40,000 cheaper than iPhone 17 Pro Max
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Which one you should buy
if you have a limitation in money and want the top notch performance you can go on with Google Pixel 10 Pro XL ,but if you are already in the iOS ecosystem, for seamless connectivity you can choose iPhone 17 Pro Max. Both are the flagship level phones of 2025 but the actual choice depends upon you whether you are in android side or iOS side.