Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XR vs Samsung Galaxy A30 vs Google Pixel 3a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Google
Announced September 2018 February 2019 2019, May
Status Coming Soon - October 2018 Coming Soon - Q1 2019 Available. Released 2019, May
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Coral Black, White, Blue Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 75.7 x 8.3 mm
(5.94 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
158.5 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.93 x 0.3 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight 194 g (6.84 oz) 165 g (5.82 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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)
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 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm) Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G71 Adreno 615
RAM 3 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.4 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 828 x 1792 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.83% 85.02% 74.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 16 MP + 5 MP 12.2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF, HDR 16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2
Panorama, HDR
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080@60fps [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 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 HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity - 4000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 25 h (3G) - -