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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-09-10 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.66 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Blue, Green, Pink, White and Yellow | Black, Purple and White |
| Polycarbonate | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 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 |
| 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 SGX 543MP3 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1507mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.28 | 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
Google Pixel 3a has a global score of 78.8, which is much better than Apple iPhone 5c's 70 overall score. Google Pixel 3a's construction is newer and just a little bit thinner, but also somewhat heavier than the Apple iPhone 5c. Google Pixel 3a works with Android 11 OS, while Apple iPhone 5c works with iOS 8.x OS.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a greater hardware performance than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has 3,01 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). IPhone 5c has a little more vivid screen than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a way worse pixel density, a way smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels.
Google Pixel 3a features a superior camera than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has a lot bigger camera sensor, a much higher 3840x2160 video quality, a back-facing camera with a much higher 12.2 megapixels resolution and a lot larger diafragm aperture. Google Pixel 3a has much more memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPhone 5c, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
The Google Pixel 3a features a really longer battery duration than iPhone 5c, because it has a 99 percent more battery size.
The Google Pixel 3a is not only the best phones between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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