Google Pixel 9a vs Apple iPhone Fold Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Titanium
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Black, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	7.8-inch
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2460x2180px, 424 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Folding inside the device, Super Retina XDR, Dolby Vision
Additional display
	5.5 inches, 2380 x1080 px, OLED

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Apple A20 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Apple GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	iOS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	Untested
3D Mark High
2625	Untested
3D Mark Low
2124	Untested

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Folded: 12 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	mmWave, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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