Google Pixel vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison
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| Google Pixel | Google Pixel 4a 5G | 
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                                                Oct 20, 2016
                                    
             
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                                                Nov 19, 2020
                                    
             
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                                                5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                6.2-inch · 2340x1080px
                                    
             
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                                                4GB · 128GB
                                    
             
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                                                6GB · 128GB
                                    
             
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                                                2770 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                3885 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Oct 04, 2016 | Sep 30, 2020 | 
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $749 | $500 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches  143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 5.04 oz / 143.0 g | 5.93 oz / 168.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum, Glass | Back: Plastic | 
| Resistance | |
| Splash, Dust; IP53 | |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Features | |
| Notification light | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Gray, White | Just black, Clearly white | 
Display
| Size | |
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| 5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body | 6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED | OLED, 60Hz, HDR | 
| Resolution | |
| 1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI | 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI | 
| Protection | |
| Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 
| Features | |
| Oleophobic coating | |
PhoneArena Display Test
        | Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | Untested | 
| Bright Min | |
| 1 (Excellent) | Untested | 
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            Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro | Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo  | 
        
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| GPU | |
| Adreno 530 | Adreno 620 | 
| Memory | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB  | 
        
                                                        6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1) | 
| Storage expansion | |
| not expandable | not expandable | 
| OS | |
| Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) | Android (12, 11) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 2770 mAh, Li - Ion | 3885 mAh | 
| Charging | |
| USB Power Delivery | USB Power Delivery | 
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 18.0W | |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Dual camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        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 | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm  | 
        
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| Flash | |
| Dual LED | LED | 
| Video recording | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing  | 
        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS  | 
        
                                    
| Front | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP Video capture: 1080p  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p  | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 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, USB 3.0 | Type-C, USB 3.1 | 
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Hearing aid compatible | |
| M4/T4 | M3/T4 | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | |
| NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | NFC | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| aptX-HD | aptX, aptX-HD | 
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | |
| Additional microphone(s) | |
| Noise cancellation | Noise cancellation | 
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6 | |
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 41 | 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | 
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s | 
| Dual SIM | |
| Yes | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, eSIM | 
| HD Voice | |
| Yes | Yes | 
Regulatory Approval
| FCC approval | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E  | 
| Measured SAR | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg  | 
        
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Alternative variants
| Memory | 32GB | 
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| Prices (MSRP) | $649 | 
for Verizon
                                    | Weight | 6.03 oz / 171.0 g | 
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| 5G Bands | n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave | 
| Prices (MSRP) | $600 | 
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