Google Pixel collects 20 times more data than iPhone, study says Updated: Updated: April 05, 2021 15:53 IST iOS sends the MAC addresses and GPS location of even the nearby devices like other handsets and the home gateway, to Apple. Share Article Google Pixel collects 20 times more data than iPhone | Photo Credit: Reuters iOS sends the MAC addresses and GPS location of even the nearby devices like other handsets and the home gateway, to Apple. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) During first 10 minutes of startup, Pixel handset sends about a megabyte of data to Google. But iPhone sends only 42KB of data to Apple when the phone boots up, according to a study by Trinity College Dublin.