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Apple iPhone SE vs Google Pixel 3a

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone SE , Google Pixel 3a

Apple iPhone SE 2016 year of release. cpu Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister. screen 4". with resolution 640x1136. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Google Pixel 3a 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver). screen 5.6". with resolution 1080x2220. 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 4" inch 5.6" inch
Screen area 44.1 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 75.0%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 1080 x 2220 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3'', 1.22µm, PDAF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Apple A9 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 131789 159213
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6426
Antutu 8 score 197349
GeekBench 4 Battery 4895
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1300
General specs Release date 2016, March 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm 151.3 Х 70.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 113 g 147 g
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 1624 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 300 EUR 400 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 240 h (2G) / Up to 240 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723  CDMA 800 / 1900 - A1662, A1723 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - A1662, A1723  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1662, A1723  TD‑SCDMA - A1723 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700) - A1662  LTE band 1(2100), 7(2600), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - A1723 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), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes (Apple Pay only) 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 - 1.17 W/kg (head)     1.19 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head)     0.97 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) - Supported LTE Networks Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone SE
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a
  • Screen 5.6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB