Google Pixel 5a vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$449	$1100

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm	6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 160.84 x 78.09 x 7.39 mm (~10.14 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	8.03 oz / 228.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Stainless steel
Materials & Colors
	Pacific blue, Gold, Silver, Graphite
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Splash, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mostly Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.93% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.45% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI	2778x1284px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 620	Yes
Memory
6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (NVMe) 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4844
3D Mark High
Untested	2481
3D Mark Low
Untested	1792

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Battery

Type
4680 mAh	3687 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 59min

Browsing

14h 6min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

8h 1min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.5x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 65 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	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
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1200

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1400

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