Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.1 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-18 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.50 x 2.60 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Purple, Red and Yellow | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 8974 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 285 hours standby time 22 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.4 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a XL is much better than Amazon Fire Phone, getting a 78.9 score against 71.1. The Google Pixel 3a XL body is a lot newer and just a bit thinner than Amazon Fire Phone's, but it's just a little bit heavier. Both phones in this comparison use Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 3a XL has an older 11 version and Amazon Fire Phone has Android 4.2.2.
The Amazon Fire Phone counts with a slightly better looking display than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a lot smaller screen, a quite inferior amount of pixels per screen inch and a way worse 1280 x 720px resolution. The Amazon Fire Phone features a bit superior processing unit than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has less cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features as much memory capacity to store more games and applications as Amazon Fire Phone, both have exactly the same internal memory. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Amazon Fire Phone, because it has a 54% larger battery capacity. The Google Pixel 3a XL captures clearer photos and videos than Amazon Fire Phone, because although it has a less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a way better 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low light environments.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is a little more expensive than Amazon Fire Phone, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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