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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2020-08-20 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | Just black |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 380.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 23.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 24.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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 | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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
The Google Pixel 4a is better than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, getting an 82.9 score against 73.7. The Google Pixel 4a design is much newer, a lot lighter and a bit thinner than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS, but the Google Pixel 4a has older 11 version and Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Google Pixel 4a has a little more vivid display than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340, a just a little higher pixels amount in each display inch and a bit larger screen. The Google Pixel 4a and Sony Xperia XA1 Plus count with really similar processors, and although the Google Pixel 4a has a greater amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
The Google Pixel 4a counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. Xperia XA1 Plus counts with a little better battery duration than Google Pixel 4a, because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity instead of 3140mAh.
The Google Pixel 4a's camera is just as good as the Xperia XA1 Plus one, because although the Google Pixel 4a has a tinier back camera sensor capturing worse quality videos and photos and a much worse resolution camera, it also counts with a much higher video resolution and a bigger aperture for better photography and video in low light environments.
The Google Pixel 4a not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also a bit cheaper, making this phone an easy choice.
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