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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2022-07-21 |
| 6.10 x 2.95 x 0.34 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Pink | -- |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 380.00 | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP2 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.12 |
| 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 | -- |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 6a has a global score of 76.4, which is a little bit better than the Xperia XA1 Plus's 73.7 score. The Google Pixel 6a design is extremely newer and just a little bit lighter, but just a little thicker than the Xperia XA1 Plus. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Google Pixel 6a has the previous 12 version and Xperia XA1 Plus has Android 8.0 Oreo.
Sony Xperia XA1 Plus has a bit more vivid display than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a little worse amount of pixels per inch of screen. Xperia XA1 Plus features a much greater processing power than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores.
Google Pixel 6a features a bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia XA1 Plus, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Google Pixel 6a features greater battery lifetime than Xperia XA1 Plus, because it has a 4410mAh battery size.
The Google Pixel 6a's camera is just as good as Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's camera, because although the Google Pixel 6a has a lot less megapixels resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better captures and video in low-light environments and a much higher video quality.
The Google Pixel 6a costs more than the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus, but you can get a better phone for that few more dollars.
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