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Google Pixel 3a XL vs Google Pixel 3 XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3 XL , Google Pixel 3a XL

Google Pixel 3 XL 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x2960. 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 P-OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 6.3" inch 6" inch
Screen area 100.3 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 76.3%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Auto-HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 102 101
DxOMark Photo 99 104
DxOMark Video 83 95
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 275382 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325 6418
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996 1324
General specs Release date 2018, October 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 Х 76.7 Х 7.9 mm 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 184 g 167 g
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 960 EUR 480 EUR
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network 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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 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 (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 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, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others Always-on display -100% DCI-P3 -HDR Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) - Also known as Google Pixel XL3 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 Pixel 3 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB