Apple iPhone XS vs Google Pixel 6a

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platform
OS
Chipset
CPU
GPU
camera
Rear
Front
Video
Features
display
Size
Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
Charging
body
Dimensions
Weight
Build
SIM card
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
Sensors
Messaging
Browser
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
Speed
GPRS
EDGE
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Main
Model
Apple iPhone XS
Price
$639.99
Advantages
DISPLAY Resolution: 1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
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Model
Google Pixel 6a
Price
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
DISPLAY Size: 6.2 inches, 92.8 cm2
BATTERY General: Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
BATTERY Charging: Fast charging 30W
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
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launch
Announced
2018, September
Status
Available. Released 2018, September
platform
OS
iOS 12
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic
CPU
Hexa-core (2x Vortex + 4x Tempest)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
camera
Rear
Dual: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Front
Dual:7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec
Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
5.8 inches, 84.4 cm2
Resolution
1125 x 2436 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - Dolby Vision/HDR10 compliant - Wide color gamut display - 3D Touch display - True-tone display - 120 Hz touch-sensing
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 2658 mAh battery (10.13 Wh)
Talk time
About 14 h
Playing Music
About 60 h
Charging
Fast charging 15W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
body
Dimensions
143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm (5.65 x 2.79 x 0.30 in)
Weight
177 g (6.24 oz, 0.39 lb)
Build
Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector
features
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Browser
HTML5 (Safari) - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min - Qi wireless charging - Siri natural language commands and dictation - iCloud cloud service - MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless player - MP4/H.265 player - Audio/video/photo editor - Document editor
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
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), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
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Status
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platform
OS
Android 12
Chipset
Google Tensor (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20
camera
Rear
Dual 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114Ë (ultrawide), 1.25Âµm
Front
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12Âµm
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Features
Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
display
Size
6.2 inches, 92.8 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Technology
AMOLED
Protection
—
Multitouch
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battery
General
Li-Ion 4800 mAh, non-removable
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
Charging
Fast charging 30W
body
Dimensions
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.7 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight
—
Build
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SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Sorta Seafoam, Stormy Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1
features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
—
Browser
—
sound
3.5mm jack
No
network
Technology
—
2G bands
—
3G bands
—
4G bands
—
Speed
—
GPRS
—
EDGE
—
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Summary

The Google Pixel 6a uses a faster CPU Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55) than the iPhone XS. It is an important advantage of this phone as powerful processor allows you to run a few apps at once.

The Apple iPhone XS has 4K UHD (1125 x 2436 pixels) display resolution with 462 ppi pixel density that is better in compare to the Pixel 6a 4K UHD (1080 x 2400 pixels) display resolution with 424 ppi pixel density. It makes this phone a right choice for reading books.

The Pixel 6a has a better battery life as it is produced with 4800mah battery that is 2142mah bigger than the Apple iPhone XS cell. It means that this phone will live longer without charging.

The Google Pixel 6a has 5 advantages and the iPhone XS only 1 so the Pixel 6a will be the best buy. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.