OnePlus 3T vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

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9.0	6.4
OnePlus 3T	Google Pixel 8a
Released · Nov 22, 2016	Released · May 14, 2024
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px	6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
6GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
3400 mAh	4492 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.57 oz (158.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
73.15 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2350 MHz Kryo	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 530	Immortalis-G715s MC10
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)	8GB (LPDDR5X)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), OnePlus OxygenOS UI	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Capacity
3400 mAh	4492 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	Fast charging, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
16 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
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), 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)	Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
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, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 479	$ 499 / € 549
In The Box
	Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 15, 2016	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 439

With 256GB internal storage


Internal storage	256GB


4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 30(2300 WCS)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

Links

Full specifications
OnePlus 3T Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
PhoneArena Review
OnePlus 3T Review	Google Pixel 8a Review
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