Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3 vs Apple iPhone 13 vs Google Pixel 6a

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Apple Google
Announced October 2018 September 2021 2022, May 11
Status Available - November 2018 Coming Soon - September 2021 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.7 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.3 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM card & eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
5G Network - Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Face ID, Siri natural language commands and dictation Ultra Wideband (UWB) support
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) iOS 15 Android 12
Processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Hexa-core (2 + 4), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 630 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP20
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 512 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super Retina XDR OLED
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak) Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass
Oleophobic Coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Colors 16M colors 16 Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.64% 87.25% 82.38%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to XXfps), stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide)
no AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion, non-removable
Fast charging 20W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 2915 mAh - 4410 mAh
Stand by - Up to 19 h (multimedia) -
Talk Time - Up to 75 h (Music Play) -