Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 9 vs Apple iPhone 16e vs Google Pixel 10a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Apple Google
Announced August 2024 February 2025 February 2026
Status Coming Soon - August 2024 Coming Soon - February 2025 Coming Soon - March 2026
Price Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 59,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony Black, White Obsidian, Fog, Berry, Lavender
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm
(6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
153.9 x 73 x 9 mm
(6.06 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G2YBB
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GUR25
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, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - GV0BP, G4H7L
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G2YBB
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GUR25
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GV0BP
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G4H7L
SAR EU 0.99 W/kg (head)
1.40 W/kg (body)
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- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades iOS 18.4 Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Processor Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz), Apple A18 (3 nm) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G715 MC7 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G715 MP7
RAM 12 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, 800 Nits (HBM), 1200 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass Protection
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
HDR, 120Hz, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.1 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.62% 87.25% 84.82%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 48 MP 48 MP 48 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, single-zone Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama, 3D (spatial) Audio
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band (India) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 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 present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min
15W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand)
12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger)
Reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, 50% in 30 min
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
10W wireless
Bypass charging25W wired
Capacity 4700 mAh - 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -