Google Pixel 3 XL vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 3 XL

Google Pixel 3 XL

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Google Pixel 4a 5G

Google Pixel 4a 5G

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Google Pixel 3 XL or Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 3 XL Google Pixel 4a 5G
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Release date 2018, October 2020, September 30
Dimensions (HxWxD) 158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 3.02 in 153.9 x 74 x 8.2 mm | 6.06 x 6.06 x 2.91 in
Weight 184 g | 6.49 oz 168 g | 5.93 oz
Body Build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Just Black
Battery 3430 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3885 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology P-OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.3" in 6.2" in
Screen area 100.3 cm2 95.7 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 82.8% 84.1%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 1080 x 2340 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 523 PPI 413 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
-100% DCI-P3
-HDR
- Always-on display
-HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12.2 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 102
DxOMark Photo 103
DxOMark Video 98
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Dual 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm
Functions Auto-HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 92
DxOMark Photo 99
DxOMark Video 83

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 620
External memory No No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 275382 331003
GeekBench 6 Single Core 510 763
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1648 1750
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 1441 1128
GeekBench 5 Single Core 490 579
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1996 1555
GeekBench 4 Single Core 2289
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 8039
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 13325

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 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, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0) USB Type-C 3.1
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 9V/2A 18W
-QI wireless charging
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast charging 18W
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
Versions
- Also known as Google Pixel XL3

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