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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-10-18 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.22 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | -- |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 157.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | OLED |
| 439 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 has an overall score of 80, which is slightly better than the Google Pixel 6a's 76.4 score. Google Pixel 3 is an noticeably older cellphone than the Google Pixel 6a, but it is somewhat lighter and thinner anyway. The Google Pixel 3 has a bit better screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a bit lower 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Google Pixel 3 features a much better performing processing unit than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. The Google Pixel 6a features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3, because it has 128 GB internal memory.
Google Pixel 6a has a really longer battery duration than Google Pixel 3, because it has a 51% bigger battery size. The Google Pixel 6a's camera is just as good as the camera in Google Pixel 3, and although the Google Pixel 6a has faster 60 fps video frame rates and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and video, they both have a 12.2 MP resolution back camera and the same (4K) video quality.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3 is also very cheap compared to the other devices, which makes it an obvious call.
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