Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs Google Pixel 4A

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Comparing the Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) vs Google Pixel 4A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,560, while Google Pixel 4A scores 1,432, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel 4A offers a screen size of 5.81 inches, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 4.7 inches, making Google Pixel 4A the larger display of the two. Google Pixel 4A features a OLED display compared to Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)'s IPS LCD, making Google Pixel 4A the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) and Google Pixel 4A feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 4A offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 7 MP, making Google Pixel 4A better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 4A offers a higher battery capacity with 3140 mAh, while Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers 1821 mAh, making Google Pixel 4A better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Google Pixel 4A offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) and Google Pixel 4A equally at 8.


User Rating: Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2) receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Google Pixel 4A has a rating of 4.4.

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Apple iPhone SE 2020 (iPhone SE 2)
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Summary

Spec Score

81%
78%

Release Date

19 May, 2020
09 Oct, 2020

Performance

Apple A13 Bionic
Snapdragon 730G
Hexa Core (upto 2.65 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
5.81 inches (14.76 cm)
IPS LCD
OLED
750x1344 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera

Front Camera

7 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

1821 mAh
3140 mAh
Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
NVMe
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Ideal for one-handed usage
  • Smooth performance
  • Good daylight camera performance
  • Guaranteed OS updates
  • Compact, great in-hand feel
  • Capable camera
  • Stereo speakers
  • Clean Android & no bloatware

Cons

  • Small screen
  • Just one rear camera
  • Average battery life
  • Can't match rivals in terms of specs
  • No face unlock
  • No ultra-wide camera
  • Average battery

User Ratings

4.5/5
(78,398 ratings)
4.4/5
(56,965 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

377,458
AnTuTu Score
244,140
AnTuTu Score
N/A
11h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

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General

Launch Date

May 19, 2020
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

iOS v13.0
Android v10 (Q)

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Good

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic
Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Processor

Hexa Core

2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
8 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)
Adreno 618

RAM

3 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

377,458
244,140

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
15.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %
23.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
OLED

Screen Size

4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
5.81 inches  (14.76 cm)

Resolution

750x1344 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

327 ppi
444 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

65.23 %
82.74 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes

Design

Height

138.4 mm
144 mm

Width

67.3 mm
69.4 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
8.2 mm

Weight

148 grams
143 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleExmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Quad LED True Tone Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary CameraBSI Sensor
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Retina Flash
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

1821 mAh
3140 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 14 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
11h 35m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 16m 5s
1h 24m 23s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

NVMe
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 2100(band 33)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.17 W/kg Body: 1.16 W/kg
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

Lightning
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

iTunes Store FaceTime Find My iPhone Find My Friends
N/A