OnePlus 3T vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

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9.0
OnePlus 3T
5.4
Google Pixel 6a
OnePlus 3T Google Pixel 6a
Released · Nov 22, 2016
Released · Jul 21, 2022
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
3400 mAh
4410 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 15, 2016 May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$479 $449

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass, Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo
Hexa-core
2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 530 Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (15, 14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3313
3D Mark High
Untested 1620
3D Mark Low
Untested 1011

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Ion 4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 52min
Browsing
13h 51min
Video
8h 51min
Gaming
6h 48min

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.2
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
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $439
International
5G Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 30
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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