Google Pixel 5a vs Apple iPhone XR Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm	5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g)	6.84 oz (194.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mostly Black	Black, Yellow, Blue, Red, White, Rose gold

Display

Size
6.3-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI	1792x828px, 19.5:9 ratio, 326 PPI
Technology
OLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
84.93 %	79.24 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime	Hexa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 620	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
6GB	3GB
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x)

Battery

Capacity
4680 mAh	2942 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 14min

Browsing

11h 8min

Video

5h 50min

Gaming

4h 35min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Lightning
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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 449	$ 749
In The Box
	EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 12, 2018

Alternative variants

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 799

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 5a Specs	Apple iPhone XR Specs
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Google Pixel 5a Review	Apple iPhone XR Review
User Reviews
Google Pixel 5a User Reviews	Apple iPhone XR User Reviews