Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Apple Swift (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1016 MB (1066 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543MP3 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 + 1.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 33.00mm 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 4.96 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 3a is much better than Apple iPhone 5, with a general score of 78.8 against 68.8. Google Pixel 3a counts with Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPhone 5 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. Google Pixel 3a is a newer device than Apple iPhone 5, although it's a little thicker and way heavier.
Google Pixel 3a has a more powerful CPU than iPhone 5, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and 6 more processing cores. Apple iPhone 5 has a little sharper screen than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels, a way smaller display and a way lower number of pixels per inch of display.
The Google Pixel 3a features a superior memory capacity for applications and games than iPhone 5, because it has more internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 3a counts with a superior battery duration than iPhone 5, because it has 3000mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 3a shoots better photographs and videos than iPhone 5, because it has a lot more MP camera in the back, a much bigger back camera sensor, a much larger camera aperture to take better low light captures and video and a much higher 3840x2160 video quality.
The Google Pixel 3a is a bit more expensive than iPhone 5, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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