Apple Watch Series 3 (42mm) vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.43 x 0.45 inches 42.5 x 36.4 x 11.4 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
1.86 oz / 52.8 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Space Black, Silver	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 55.61% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
390x312px, 303 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Sapphire	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1277 (Average)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S3	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
768GB/16GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
watchOS (8.x, 7.x, 6.1, 6.x, 5.1, 5, 4.x)	Android (15, 14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3461
3D Mark High
Untested	1631
3D Mark Low
Untested	1095

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Battery

Type
341 mAh	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
	Dual camera
Main camera
	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
Yes 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM

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