Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 6

General Info

Manufacturer
Google	Google
Announced
2019, May	2021, October 19
Status
Available. Released 2019, May	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, October 28
Colors
Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Black, Green, Red
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)	158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight
147 g (5.19 oz)	207 g (7.3 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 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
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)	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
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
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 12
Processor
Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 615 [Similar]	Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Type
P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ AMOLED Screen Refresh Rate 90Hz HDR10+
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
5.6 inches [Similar]	6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.99%	83.45%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12.2 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED 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	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
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

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

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 18W	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
Capacity
3000 mAh	4614 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-