Google Pixel 3 vs HTC One A9

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  One A9: 5 g lighter

  Pixel 3:

  148 g

  One A9:

  143 g

• Width

  Pixel 3: 2.6 mm narrower

  Pixel 3:

  68.2 mm

  One A9:

  70.8 mm

• Screen diagonal

  One A9: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel 3:

  5.5 in

  One A9:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Pixel 3:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  One A9:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

• Depth

  One A9: 0.6 mm thinner

  Pixel 3:

  7.9 mm

  One A9:

  7.3 mm

• Release year

  Pixel 3:

  2018

  One A9:

  2015

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pixel 3

   Height:

   145.6 mm

   Width:

   68.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +0.6 mm versus One A9

2. 2. One A9

   Height:

   145.8 mm

   Width:

   70.8 mm +2.6 mm versus Pixel 3

   Depth:

   7.3 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pixel 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

2. 2. One A9

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Pixel 3 has approximately 13.3% more rectangular screen area than One A9.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.