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Sony Xperia ZL vs Google Pixel 3a XL

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

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.

Sony Xperia ZL 2013 year of release, cpu Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, screen 5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 13 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 6" inch 5" inch
Screen area 92.9 cm2 68.9 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.3% 75.6%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Shatter proof glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 13 MP, AF
Functions HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 2 MP
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon S4 Pro
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 320
External memory No microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 159321 20794
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614 539
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117 1379
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418 939
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
General specs Release date 2019, May 2013, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm 131.6 Х 69.3 Х 9.8 mm
Weight 167 g 151 g
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Black, White, Red
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 0 mAh,
Approximate price 480 EUR 260 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Micro-SIM
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 - C6502, C6503, C6506 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C6502, C6506  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - C6503 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 17(700) - C6506  LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6503
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 70.4 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head)     1.47 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.63 W/kg (head)    
Music and Audio Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Always-on display Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
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 Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (C6502 only) , Infrared port - Also known as: Sony Xperia C6503, C6502, C6506, Sony Xperia ZL LTE, Sony Xperia ZL HSPA+ Released as Sony Xperia ZQ in Brazil

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 Xperia ZL
  • Screen 5"
  • External memory microSD GB