Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XR vs Google Pixel 4a vs Apple iPhone 12

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Google Apple
Announced September 2018 2020, August 03 October 2020
Status Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Just Black Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 10.0 iOS 14
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 618 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 6GB N/A
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches 5.81 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.83% 82.76% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes no
Radio No - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12.2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@60fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Capacity - 3140 mAh -
Stand by - - Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time Up to 25 h (3G) - -