Apple iPhone Fold vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
7.8-inch	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2460x2180px, 424 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Folding inside the device, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision
Additional display
5.5 inches, 2380 x1080 px, OLED

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A20 (3 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Apple GPU	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1)	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4385
3D Mark High
Untested	2625
3D Mark Low
Untested	2124

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Battery

Type
4700 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP Folded: 12 MP	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
mmWave, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, 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

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB