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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.80 x 0.34 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1680 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 295 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P22 MT6762 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 9.79 |
| 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3580mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.52 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a has a global score of 78.8, which is a little bit better than Xperia L4's score of 71.8. The Google Pixel 3a construction is just a bit thinner and somewhat lighter than the Xperia L4, despite of the fact that it was released a little bit over a year before. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Google Pixel 3a has the previous 11 version and Xperia L4 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Google Pixel 3a has a sharper display than Xperia L4, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. Sony Xperia L4 has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Sony Xperia L4 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
Google Pixel 3a and Xperia L4 have really similar processors, and although the Google Pixel 3a has 1 GB more RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. Sony Xperia L4 counts with greater battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 19% larger battery capacity. The Google Pixel 3a features a much better camera than Xperia L4, because although it has a lesser MP resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a larger back-facing camera sensor, a much better video resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and videos.
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