Apple iPhone 14 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $799 | €929 6GB/256GB - $899 6GB/512GB - $999	8GB/128GB - $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches (~0.44 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.80 mm (~11.14 mm with camera bump)	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.07 oz / 172.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight, Purple Starlight, (Product) RED, Blue	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Ceramic Shield	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple 15 Bionic (5 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x3.23GHz Avalanche 4x1.82G​Hz Blizzard	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple GPU 5-core	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2122	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
4876	4277
3D Mark High
3018	2419
3D Mark Low
2115	1624

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Battery

Type
3279 mAh, Li - Ion	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 3min

Browsing

15h 23min

Video

8h 35min

Gaming

6h 44min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.9 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

137

Overall

134

Photo

141

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 09, 2022 FCC ID value: BCG-E8138A
Measured SAR
Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256Gb internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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