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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.9 |
| 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 | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.95 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 445.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8 |
| 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 225 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.2 | 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
The Google Pixel 3a XL has a score of 78.9, which is a bit better than the Apple iPhone 5's score of 71.7. The Google Pixel 3a XL works with Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPhone 5 has iOS 7.x operating system. Google Pixel 3a XL is a notably newer cellphone than the Apple iPhone 5, although it's a lot heavier and a bit thicker.
Google Pixel 3a XL features a quite superior processing power than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 3,01 GB more RAM. The iPhone 5 has a brighter display than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has a way smaller display, a lot lower 1136 x 640 resolution and a just a bit lower pixels count in each inch in the screen.
The Google Pixel 3a XL has as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Apple iPhone 5, both have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a much better camera than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution, a way bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a lot larger aperture and a much better (4K) video quality.
Google Pixel 3a XL has a very superior battery life than Apple iPhone 5, because it has a 157% greater battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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