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Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel

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

Google Pixel 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo). screen 5". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

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 .

Display Technology AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 5" inch 5.6" inch
Screen area 68.9 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 69.0% 75.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2220 px
PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 90 101
DxOMark Photo 90 104
DxOMark Video 91 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Adreno 615
External memory No No
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 145789 159213
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1626 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4014 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7705 6426
GeekBench 4 Battery 1738 4895
GeekBench 5 Single Core 307 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 848 1300
General specs Release date 2016, October 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 143.8 Х 69.5 Х 8.5 mm 151.3 Х 70.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 143 g 147 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 2770 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 290 EUR 400 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 456 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (3G) Music play - Up to 110 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -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), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.58 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head)     0.61 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Always-on display
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel
  • Screen 5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a
  • Screen 5.6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB