Google Pixel 5a 5G vs HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G
Google
Pixel 5a 5G

HTC
Desire 21 Pro 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- HTC
- Release date
- August 2021, 4 years 9 months ago
- January 2021, 5 years 4 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 379.500 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
- 275.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 4% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.34"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 406 ppi Very high density
- 393 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, HDR10, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (SM6350)
- CPU
- 1x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 1x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A76 1.8 GHz
- 2x Kryo 560 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 560 2 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 7 nm
- 8 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 2 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 620 625MHz
- Qualcomm Adreno 619L
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 48 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.7
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.40 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/2.55"
- —
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 8 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Unknow
- Sensor
- Sony IMX355
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 4680 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 18.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 73.7 mm 154.9 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.1 mm 167.1 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 183 g
- 205 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black
- Blue Purple
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- —
- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 83 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Android 10 Q Android 10
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- 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 Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n12 (700), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
- 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), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 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
- CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in the back
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- No
- Audio
- Stereo Speakers
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