Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 8a vs Apple iPhone XR

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Apple
Announced May 2024 September 2018
Status Coming Soon - May 2024 Coming Soon - October 2018
Price Rs. 52,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.86 x 0.35 in)
150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G8HHN (USA), GKV4X (NA)
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), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GKV4X (NA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical),
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14 iOS 12
Processor Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510), Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) [Similar] Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic
GPU Immortalis-G715s MC10 [Similar] Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 64/128/256 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz Refresh Rate
2000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.41% 79.83%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 13 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS 1080p@60fps
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.2 2.0, proprietary reversible connector
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser Yes HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging 18W Wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 4492 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h (3G)