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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-05-01 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.71 x 2.64 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 299.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P20 MT6757 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (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 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.24 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | 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 XL has a global score of 78.9, which is much better than Sony Xperia XA1's overall score of 71.7. The Google Pixel 3a XL body is extremely newer than Sony Xperia XA1's, although it is heavier and a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a bit better screen than Xperia XA1, because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher 1080 x 2160 pixels resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
Xperia XA1 counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. Xperia XA1 has a bit better processing power than Google Pixel 3a XL, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have 8 cpu cores.
The Google Pixel 3a XL features a much better battery life than Sony Xperia XA1, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity against 2300mAh. The Google Pixel 3a XL and Xperia XA1 feature incredibly similar cameras, because although the Google Pixel 3a XL has a lot less MP resolution back-facing camera and a smaller sensor capturing lower quality videos and images, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a larger aperture to take better images in low light situations.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Google Pixel 3a XL is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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