BlackBerry Pearl 8100 vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2006	Aug 03, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$349

Design

Dimensions
4.20 x 2.00 x 0.57 inches 107 x 50 x 14.5 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
3.16 oz (89.5 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Half QWERTY, Trackball, Notification light
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Just black

Display

Size
	5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
260x240px	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Colors
65 536
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
	Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Single core 312 MHz Intel XScale	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
	Adreno 618
Memory
0.03GBROM: 64 MB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSD	not expandable
OS
BlackBerry	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
900 mAh, Li - Ion	3140 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
1.3 MP (Mirror)	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
2.0	5.1
WLAN
	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
miniUSB	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Computer sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
2.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	aptX, 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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD, Push-to-Talk

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 16, 2006 FCC ID value: L6ARBE40GW	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 1.16 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

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