BlackBerry DTEK60 vs Google Pixel 3a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$499	$399

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 inches 153.9 x 75.4 x 7 mm	5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	5.19 oz / 147.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Glass	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 71.82% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 73.93% screen-to-body
Type
	OLED
Resolution
2560x1440px, 534 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
	Dragontrail

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 48min

Video

6h 30min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
21 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (120 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Flash, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, E911	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA	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

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 26, 2016 FCC ID value: L6ABBA1001	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020G
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 1.15 W/kg Body: 1.13 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 29

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71

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