Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-03-31 | 2019-05-07 |
| 4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.99 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gold, Rose gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 499.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 6 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit (Dual-Core 1840 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 29.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1624mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 3.44 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 is a bit better than Apple iPhone SE, with a overall score of 78.9 against 75.7. Google Pixel 3a XL's design is noticeably newer, but a little thicker and incredibly heavier than Apple iPhone SE. The Google Pixel 3a XL and iPhone SE have very similar displays, although the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a just a little better screen pixel density, a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels and a lot larger display.
The Google Pixel 3a XL has just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPhone SE, because it has 2 GB more RAM and a greater number of faster cores. The Google Pixel 3a XL features a bit better camera than iPhone SE, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a bigger camera sensor which gives a better photo and video quality, a back camera with a higher 12.2 mega pixels resolution and a bigger camera aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Apple iPhone SE features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has more internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 3a XL features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone SE, because it has a 128% greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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