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Google Pixel 3a XL vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 7 Plus , Google Pixel 3a XL

Apple iPhone 7 Plus 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 7 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 LED-backlit IPS LCD OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 5.5" inch 6" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 67.7% 76.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Ion-strengthened glass, oleophobic coating Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/3'', OIS, PDAF -12 MP, f/2.8, 56mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 2x optical zoom, AF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 7 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 88 101
DxOMark Photo 90 104
DxOMark Video 84 95
Performance Operating system OS iOS 10.0.1, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics) Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 181234 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 3441 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5797 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
Antutu 8 score 239508
GeekBench 4 Battery 2329
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
General specs Release date 2016, September 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158.2 Х 77.9 Х 7.3 mm 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 188 g 167 g
Colors Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold, Red Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 2900 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 690 EUR 480 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 21 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Front glass, body Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1661, A1784  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - A1661 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1661, A1784  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA - A1661 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1661, A1784 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 (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, 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, 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 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.19 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 1.24 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Wide color gamut -3D Touch display & home button Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) 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 7 Plus
  • Screen 5.5"
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB