Google Pixel 3 Lite XL vs Google Pixel 3A XL

Comparing the Google Pixel 3 Lite XL vs Google Pixel 3A XL across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 3 Lite XL runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while Google Pixel 3A XL runs at 2.0 GHz, making Google Pixel 3 Lite XL the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel 3 Lite XL and Google Pixel 3A XL offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Google Pixel 3A XL features a OLED display compared to Google Pixel 3 Lite XL's IPS LCD, making Google Pixel 3A XL the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Google Pixel 3 Lite XL and Google Pixel 3A XL feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Google Pixel 3 Lite XL and Google Pixel 3A XL feature a 8 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Google Pixel 3A XL offers a higher battery capacity with 3700 mAh, while Google Pixel 3 Lite XL offers 3195 mAh, making Google Pixel 3A XL better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 3 Lite XL and Google Pixel 3A XL offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Google Pixel 3 Lite XL

₹43,990

(Not Released in India)

Google Pixel 3A XL

₹44,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

21 Mar, 2020

15 May, 2019

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 710	Snapdragon 670	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	OLED	AMOLED
1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
12 MP Primary Camera	12.2 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
8 MP	8 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery

N/A
3195 mAh	3700 mAh	6500 mAh
Quick Charging	Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	eMMC 5.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

No frills
Excellent rear camera
Smooth Performance and decent battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No frills
Overpriced
Selfie camera could have been better

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.3/5

(2,850 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616

Adreno 615

Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

76.3 %

76.25 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

160 mm

160.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

76.1 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

N/A

167 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 76° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size IMX363 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.4µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

4032 x 3024 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3195 mAh

3700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

eMMC 5.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

5.76 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 11)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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