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Google Pixel 3a XL vs Sony Xperia 5 II

 
Brief information about compared phones: Sony Xperia 5 II , Google Pixel 3a XL

Sony Xperia 5 II 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585), screen 6.1", with resolution 1080x2520. Smartphone has 8 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 OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 6.1" inc 6" inch
Screen area 86.9 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 21:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.9% 76.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2520 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'' 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 650 Adreno 615
External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
General specs Release date 2020, September 17 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 68 Х 8 mm 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 163 g 167 g
Colors Black, Grey, Blue, Pink Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 900 EUR 480 EUR
Body build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA 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 (CA), 5G 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass - Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) 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 Xperia 5 II
  • Screen 6.1"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB