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| Global Score | |
| 61.8 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2011-10-04 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium and Glass | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 165.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 960 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 330 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 800 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 543MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 35.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.31 inches (1/3.2") sensor | 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 |
| 8.25 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time 14 hours talk time | -- |
| 1.36 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a XL has a general score of 78.9, which is way better than the iPhone 4s's score of 61.8. Google Pixel 3a XL is a notably newer and thinner phone than the iPhone 4s, although it's also heavier. The Google Pixel 3a XL comes with Android 11 operating system, while iPhone 4s counts with iOS 8.x operating system.
The Apple iPhone 4s counts with a brighter display than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a way worse resolution of 960 x 640, a quite worse pixel density and a much smaller screen. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a much greater hardware performance than iPhone 4s, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 3,5 GB more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 3a XL captures much better videos and photos than iPhone 4s, because it has a way larger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited environments, a much higher resolution camera in the back, a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a way bigger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a way bigger storage to install games and applications than iPhone 4s, because it has 64 GB internal memory. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a very superior battery duration than iPhone 4s.
The Google Pixel 3a XL costs a bit more than the Apple iPhone 4s, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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