Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3a XL vs Realme 8 vs Realme 9i

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Realme Realme
Announced 2019, May March 2021 January 2022
Status Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - March 2021 Available - January 2022
Price - Rs. 14,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 13,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Purple-ish Cyber Silver, Cyber Black Black, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
(6.3 x 3 x 0.32 in)
160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm
(6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
164.4 x 75.7 x 8.4 mm
(6.47 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 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) 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - realme UI 2.0 Realme UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G95 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 615 Mali-G76 MC4 Adreno 610
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Screen
1000 nits (peak)
Always-on display
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
480 nits (typ)
Dragontrail Pro Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 6 inches 6.4 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.44% 83.41% 84.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.3, 119˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.0" 1.0µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm
Panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W, 50% in 26 min, 100% in 65 min (advertised) VOOC 4.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 33W, 100% in 70 min (advertised)
Capacity 3700 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -