OnePlus 3 vs Google Pixel 3a XL Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2016	May 07, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$399	$479

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm	6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Purple, White

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body	6.0-inch, 76.19% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Dragontrail

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Kryo	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360
GPU
Adreno 530	Adreno 615
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	3700 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	USB Power Delivery

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 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 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

Alternative variants

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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