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Google Pixel 3a XL vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max , Google Pixel 3a XL

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max 2020 year of release, cpu - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm), screen 6.7", with resolution 1284x2778. Smartphone has 12 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel 3a XL 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), screen 6", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super Retina XDR OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 6.7" inc 6" inch
Screen area 109.8 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 19.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.4% 76.3%
Screen resolution 1284 x 2778 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI
Screen protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Quad 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift stabilization (IBIS) -12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6" -TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 12 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 130 101
DxOMark Photo 101 104
DxOMark Video 93 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
Performance Operating system OS iOS 14.1 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 6GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM, 512GB 6GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
Antutu 8 score 638841
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1586 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3940 1324
General specs Release date 2020, October 13 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.8 Х 78.1 Х 7.4 mm 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 228 g 167 g
Colors Silver, Graphite, Gold, Pacific Blue Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 3687 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 1220 EUR 480 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 20 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 80 h
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), stainless steel frame Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China  CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2342 -5G - 1, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB Lightning, USB 2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Dolby Vision -Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -800 nits (typ) -1200 nits (peak) Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -Qi fast wireless charging 15W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Versions: A2411 (International); A2342 (USA); A2410 (Canada, Japan); A2412 (China, Hong Kong) Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 12 Pro Max
  • Screen 6.7"
  • Front camera 12 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
  • RAM 6 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB