Google Pixel 3a XL vs Nokia 9 PureView Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 3a XL or Nokia 9 PureView Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 3a XL | Nokia 9 PureView | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2019, February | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3 in | 155 x 75 x 8 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.95 in | |
| Weight | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 172 g | 6.07 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | ||
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | Midnight Blue | |
| Battery | 3700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3320 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 480 EUR | 620 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | Type OLED | Type P-OLE | |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.99" in | |
| Screen area | 92.9 cm2 | 92.6 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 18:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.3% | 79.7% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 1440 x 2880 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 538 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Asahi Dragontrail Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | - Always-on display -HDR10 |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 5 MP, Five | |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -5x 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.9'', 1.25µm -(2x RGB & 3x B/W cameras, working simultaneously) -TOF camera |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Zeiss optics, dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 101 | 85 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | 88 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 80 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | 20 MP, 1.0µm | |
| Functions | HDR | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 615 | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 399852 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 240222 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 372 | 546 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1249 | 1958 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2158 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 631 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 348 | 504 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1324 | 2146 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1614 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5117 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6418 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
- ANT+ - Fast battery charging 18W (Quick Charge 3.0) -USB Power Delivery -Fast wireless charging 10W (Qi); 5W (PMA) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F |
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