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Google Pixel 4 XL vs Google Pixel 3a XL

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

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.

Google Pixel 4 XL 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), screen 6.3", with resolution 1440x3040. 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 6" inch 6.3" inch
Screen area 92.9 cm2 98.0 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.3% 81.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 3040 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 537 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 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614 2376
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117 9045
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
Antutu 8 score 425000
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348 621
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324 2420
General specs Release date 2019, May 2019, October
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm 160.4 Х 75.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 167 g 193 g
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Clearly White, Just Black, Oh So Orange
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 480 EUR 900 EUR
Body build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) 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), 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) 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: G020C, G020G, G020F 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) - Also known as Google Pixel XL4

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 4 XL
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • RAM 6 GB