Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-09-21 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| 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 |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| 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 3a is a bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus, having a 78.8 score against 73.7. Both of these phones have Android OS (Operating System), but the Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Google Pixel 3a body is newer, much lighter and just a bit thinner than the Xperia XA1 Plus.
Google Pixel 3a features a little bit better looking screen than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a quite larger display, a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a little better pixel density. Xperia XA1 Plus has just a little better performance than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Google Pixel 3a has a camera that is just as good as Xperia XA1 Plus's camera, because although the Google Pixel 3a has a tinier back camera sensor taking less light and duller colors and a back facing camera with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a much better video quality.
Xperia XA1 Plus features a greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Sony Xperia XA1 Plus features just a bit better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
Google Pixel 3a is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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