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| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2019-08-16 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Denim blue and Pearl white |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | $ 304.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 441 pixels per inch | 435 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
The Google Pixel 3a has a score of 78.8, which is just a bit better than the Motorola One Action's 78.5 overall score. Google Pixel 3a's body is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Motorola One Action, although both of them were only released with a couple months difference. The Motorola One Action counts with a bit faster processor than Google Pixel 3a. Both have a 4 GB RAM and 8 processing cores.
Google Pixel 3a and Motorola One Action both feature incredibly similar screens, because although the Motorola One Action has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite bigger screen and a bit higher 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Motorola One Action has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1000 GB and more internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 3a captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Motorola One Action, and although they both have a same size camera aperture, the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel 3a also has a higher 12.2 MP resolution camera in the back. The Motorola One Action features a little better battery lifetime than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 17% more battery capacity.
Google Pixel 3a is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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