Apple iPhone 13 vs Google Pixel 6a Comparison and Differences
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Apple iPhone 13 or Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Apple iPhone 13 | Google Pixel 6a | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2021, September 14 | 2022, May 11 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm | 5.78 x 5.78 x 2.81 in | 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm | 5.99 x 5.99 x 2.83 in | |
| Weight | 174 g | 6.14 oz | 178 g | 6.28 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red | Chalk, Charcoal, Sage | |
| Battery | 3240 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | 4410 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Battery life |
Stand by time - Up to 19 h (multimedia) Music play - Up to 75 h |
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| Approximate price | 900 EUR | $ 400 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | Super Retina XDR OLED | AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 90.2 cm2 | 90.7 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 19.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 86.0% | 83.0% | |
| Screen resolution | 1170 x 2532 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 460 PPI | 424 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Other specs | - Wide color gamut -True-tone -HDR10 -Dolby Vision -800 nits (HBM) -1200 nits (peak) |
- Always-on display | |
| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12 MP, Dual | 12 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide) |
-12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm |
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| Functions | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama) | Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 130 | 130 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 138 | 140 | |
| DxOMark Video | 117 | 111 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 12 MP, Dual | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6'' SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) |
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | |
| Functions | HDR | Auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 1080p@30fps | |
| DxOMark Selfie Score | 99 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 102 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | iOS 15 | Android 12, upgradable to Android 13 | |
| Chipset | - Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) | - Google Tensor (5 nm) | |
| CPU | - Hexa-core (2x3.22 GHz Avalanche + 4xX.X GHz Blizzard) | - Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (4-core graphics) | Mali-G78 MP20 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 1238187 | 820984 | |
| Antutu 10 CPU | 317254 | 224459 | |
| Antutu 10 GPU | 394639 | 261285 | |
| Antutu 10 Mem | 218353 | 142559 | |
| Antutu 10 UX | 317254 | 224459 | |
| Antutu 9 Total | 826703 | 709523 | |
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 2190 | 1369 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 5189 | 3038 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 5743 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 6530 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Metal | 17405 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 1699 | 1015 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 4499 | 2833 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Nano-SIM and/or eSIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE -5G - Sub6/mmWave |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International) -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International) |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | Lightning, USB 2.0 | USB Type-C 3.1 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others |
Other features
| Sensors | - Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Siri natural language commands and dictation -Ultra Wideband (UWB) support - Fast charging 23W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 2.0 -MagSafe wireless charging 15W -Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) |
- Fast charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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