Apple iPhone SE vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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8.8	6.4
Apple iPhone SE	Google Pixel 8a
Released · Mar 31, 2016	Released · May 14, 2024
4.0-inch	6.1-inch
Single camera	Dual camera
2GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
1624 mAh	4492 mAh
Check prices	Check prices

Design

Dimensions
4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 inches 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
3.99 oz (113.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Rose gold, Space gray	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
4.0-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1136x640px, 326 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
60.82 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1840 MHz Twiste	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
2GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
1624 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 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
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 21, 2016 FCC ID value: BCG-E3042A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.17 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 499	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage


Internal storage	16GB
MSRP	$ 399

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 32 GB storage


Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 399

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 499

for Europe


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPhone SE Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPhone SE Review	Google Pixel 8a Review
User Reviews
Apple iPhone SE User Reviews