Apple iPhone SE (2020) vs Google Pixel 3a XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 15, 2020	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/64GB - $399	$479

Design

Dimensions
5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm	6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Red	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 65.34% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.19% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 625 nits	OLED
Resolution
1334x750px, 16:9 ratio, 326 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Apple-designed 4 core	Adreno 615
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB/128GB 3GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
1821 mAh, Li - Ion	3700 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	USB Power Delivery

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

3h 36min

Browsing

9h 5min

Video

4h 45min

Gaming

4h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
T4	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$449

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$549

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