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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-08-16 |
| 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 167.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 402 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 13.00mm focal length |
| 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 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a XL has a score of 78.9, which is a bit better than the Motorola One Action's global score of 78.5. Google Pixel 3a XL's design is somewhat thinner and a bit lighter than Motorola One Action, even though they were released only a couple months apart. Motorola One Action has just a little better hardware performance than Google Pixel 3a XL. Both have 8 processing cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Motorola One Action features a bit better screen than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has a little bit larger screen, a slightly better 1080 x 2520 resolution and a quite better pixels count per screen inch. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a slightly better camera than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F1.8 aperture and the same (4K) video resolution, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has a camera with a higher 12.2 MP resolution.
The Motorola One Action counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Motorola One Action, because it has a 3700mAh battery size against 3500mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a XL is not only the best phones of the ones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.
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