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Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 4

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3a , Google Pixel 4

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 .

Google Pixel 4 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485). screen 5.7". with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology OLED P-OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 5.6" inch 5.7" inch
Screen area 79.6 cm2 80.7 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 79.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 444 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.4, 45mm (telephoto), 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Functions HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Dual
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1.22µm, no AF TOF 3D camera
DxOMark Main Score 101 112
DxOMark Photo 104 93
DxOMark Video 95 91
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 640
External memory No No
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 159213
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6426
Antutu 8 score 425000
GeekBench 4 Battery 4895
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345 555
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1300 2165
General specs Release date 2019, May 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.3 Х 70.1 Х 8.2 mm 147.1 Х 68.8 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 147 g 162 g
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2800 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 400 EUR 750 EUR
Body build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-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), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 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), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 14(700), 18(800), 19(800), 29(700), 30(2300), 46(5200), 48, 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, 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 Yes No
Others Always-on display DCI-P3 100% -HDR -Always-on display -90Hz
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -QI wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3a
  • Screen 5.6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 4
  • Screen 5.7"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • RAM 6 GB