Motorola Moto E3 vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

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Google Pixel 4a
Motorola Moto E3 Google Pixel 4a
Released · Sep 07, 2016
Released · Aug 20, 2020
5.0-inch
5.8-inch
Single camera
Single camera
1GB · 8GB
6GB · 128GB
2800 mAh
3140 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.66 x 2.82 x 0.33 inches
143.8 x 71.6 x 8.5 mm
5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
4.96 oz (140.6 g) 5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Just black

Display

Size
5.0-inch 5.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
66.34 % 82.53 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek MT6735P Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1000 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 470
GPU
Mali-T720 MP2 Adreno 618
RAM
1GB (LPDDR3) 6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
8GB 128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
2800 mAh 3140 mAh
Type
Li - Ion Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 15min
Browsing
9h 27min
Video
6h 48min
Gaming
4h 51min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
EIS
Front
5 MP 8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 5.1
WLAN
802.11 b,g,n
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD) 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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 25, 2020
FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 1.19 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 349
In The Box
18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 14, 2016 Aug 03, 2020
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