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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 12 |
| 2019-05-07 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | -- |
| Plastic | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
The Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than the Google Pixel 6a, with a 78.8 score against 76.4. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Google Pixel 3a has 11 version and Google Pixel 6a has Android 12 version. The Google Pixel 3a is an noticeably older device than Google Pixel 6a, but Google made it somewhat lighter and just a bit thinner.
Google Pixel 3a features a way better performance than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. The Google Pixel 3a counts with a little bit better screen than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a little lower resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display.
The Google Pixel 6a features a camera that is very similar to Google Pixel 3a's camera, and although the Google Pixel 6a has higher video frame rate and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography and video, they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a back-facing camera with a 12.2 megapixels resolution.
Google Pixel 6a features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Google Pixel 6a has a much better battery duration than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 4410mAh battery capacity.
Google Pixel 3a is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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