Google Pixel 8A vs Apple iPhone 15

Comparing the Google Pixel 8A vs Apple iPhone 15 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 15 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.46 GHz, while Google Pixel 8A runs at 3.0 GHz, making Apple iPhone 15 the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel 8A and Apple iPhone 15 offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Apple iPhone 15 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Google Pixel 8A's OLED, making Apple iPhone 15 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 48 MP, making Google Pixel 8A better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Google Pixel 8A offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 8A better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 8A offers a higher battery capacity with 4492 mAh, while Apple iPhone 15 offers 3349 mAh, making Google Pixel 8A better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 8A and Apple iPhone 15 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 15 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8A has a rating of 4.3.

Google Pixel 8A

₹49,999

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Apple iPhone 15

₹57,900

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

88%

Release Date

07 May, 2024

13 Sep, 2023

Performance


Google Tensor G3	Apple A16 Bionic
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 3.46 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM
Google Tensor G3 vs Apple A16 Bionic

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
OLED	Super Retina XDR
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4492 mAh	3349 mAh
18W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Compact build
Reliable cameras and AI tools
All-day battery
Stock Android experience

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Very slow charging
Heating issues
Pricing

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(11,474 ratings)

4.6/5

(259,617 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,072,406 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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₹49,999

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₹57,900

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2023

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v17

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Google Tensor G3

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Apple A16 Bionic

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Processor

Nona Core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Hexa Core

3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth

Co-Processor

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB

6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

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

1,072,406

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

OLED	Super Retina XDR

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi

461 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.24 %

86.24 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Design

Height

152.1 mm

147.6 mm

Width

72.7 mm

71.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.8 mm

Weight

189 grams

171 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.89 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.73" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

12 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A	Yes Retina Flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4492 mAh

3349 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 4.5W Reverse 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.

12h 12m

N/A

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

1h 33m 53s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N66 / N70 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)