Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 12, 2018	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 inches 157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 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
7.34 oz / 208.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space gray	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.29% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR, 625 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2688x1242px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)	Android (15, 14, 13)

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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
3179 mAh, Li - Ion	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 33min

Video

5h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
7 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 12, 2018 FCC ID value: BCG-E3219A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1249