Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-09-21 | 2018-10-18 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.22 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Pink and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 157.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | P-OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 439 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.44 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 is a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, getting an 80 score against 73.7. The Google Pixel 3 is a newer phone, and it is also just a bit thinner and lighter than the Xperia XA1 Plus. The Google Pixel 3 features a little sharper display than Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have a same size display, the Google Pixel 3 also has a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2160px and a just a bit higher count of pixels in each inch of screen.
Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3 has a bit faster CPU than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3's camera is very similar to the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus one, because although the Google Pixel 3 has a smaller sensor which gives a worse photo and video quality and a back camera with a way lower 12.2 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a larger camera aperture.
The Xperia XA1 Plus features superior battery life than Google Pixel 3, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Google Pixel 3 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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