Apple iPhone XS vs Google Pixel 4a

At a glance

Brand: Apple; Google
Release date: September 2018, 7 years 8 months ago; August 2020, 5 years 9 months ago
AnTuTu: 690.980 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices; 275.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 60% of devices

Size: 5.8"; 5.81"
Resolution: 1125 x 2436 px FHD+; 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
Type: Oled; Oled
Density: 463 ppi Very high density; 444 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 19.5:9; 19.5:9
Features: Wide screen notch, Touch sampling rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 625 cd/m² (typ), HDR10, Full sRGB standard, Retina HD display, LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Ion-strengthtened glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Force Touch, Bluelight Filter, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, 100000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: Apple A12 Bionic; Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
CPU: 2x ARMv8 A 2.38 GHz + 4x energy efficient cores; 2x Kryo 470 2.2 GHz + 6x Kryo 470 1.8 GHz
CPU type: Hexa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 7 nm; 8 nm
Frequency: 2.5 GHz; 2.2 GHz
GPU: Apple 4-core graphics processing unit + M12 motion; Qualcomm Adreno 618
RAM: 4 GB; 6 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 12.2 Mpx; 12 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.73
Sensor: Apple iSight X; Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
Pixel size: 1.40 µm; 1.40 µm
Sensor size: 1/2.5"; 1/2.55"
Flash: Quad LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; Yes
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Google Lens

Dimensions: 70.9 mm 143.6 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model; 69.4 mm 144.2 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 177 g; 143 g
Materials: Stainless steel , Glass; Polycarbonate
Colors: Gold Silver Jet Black; Black
Water/dust resistance: IP68; —
Usable surface: 81 %; 82 %

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
USB: —; USB Type-C

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B46 (TDD 900), B66 (1700/2100); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)