Essential Phone vs Google Pixel 4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	Oct 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$700	6GB/64GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	5.79 x 2.71 x 0.32 inches 147.1 x 68.8 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	5.71 oz / 162.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Just black, Clearly white, Oh so orange

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	5.7-inch, 77.32% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 443 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	2800 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	16 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 45 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11	Date approved: Sep 03, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020I
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.01 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

for Europe

LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71

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