Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 6 vs Google Pixel 4a

Google Pixel 6
google pixel 6
Google Pixel 4a
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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google
Announced 2021, October 19 2020, August 03
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, October 28 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20
Colors Black, Green, Red Just Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
Weight 207 g (7.3 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GB7N6, G9S9B16 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)
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G9S9B
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GB7N6
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Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar] Adreno 618 [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 6GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Refresh Rate 90Hz
HDR10+
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches [Similar] 5.81 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.45% 82.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 3.1 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 21W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 4614 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -