Google Pixel 8A vs Apple iPhone 16

Comparing the Google Pixel 8A vs Apple iPhone 16 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 16 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 7,995, while Google Pixel 8A scores 3,407, making Apple iPhone 16 the better performer.

Display: Both Google Pixel 8A and Apple iPhone 16 offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Apple iPhone 16 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to Google Pixel 8A's OLED, making Apple iPhone 16 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Apple iPhone 16 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 16 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 16 offers 3561 mAh, making Google Pixel 8A better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Google Pixel 8A and Apple iPhone 16 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8A is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 16 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8A has a rating of 4.3.

Google Pixel 8A

₹35,499

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 16

₹69,900

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2024

13 Sep, 2024

N/A

Performance


Google Tensor G3	Apple A18	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.04 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED	Super Retina XDR	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1179x2556 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4492 mAh	3561 mAh	6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging	20W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

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

Powerful chipset, more RAM
Excellent cameras with useful Photographic Styles
Solid battery life
Attractive colour options

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Very slow charging
Heating issues
Pricing

Finicky Camera Control
60Hz refresh rate
Charging could have been faster

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(11,519 ratings)

4.6/5

(195,938 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,072,406 AnTuTu Score	1,764,170 AnTuTu Score	N/A
12h 12m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	N/A

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₹35,499

@ Amazon

₹69,900

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2024

(Official)

Sep 13, 2024

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v14

iOS v18

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

5 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Years

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G3

Apple A18

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

4.04 GHz, Dual core 2.42 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G715s MC10

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

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

1,764,170

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s

14.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

10.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.0 %

12.4 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

Super Retina XDR

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1179x2556 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi

461 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.24 %

86.24 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

152.1 mm

147.6 mm

162.7 mm

Width

72.7 mm

71.6 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

7.80 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

189 grams

170 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Color-infused Glass

Back: Plastic

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)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

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

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro 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

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

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

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4492 mAh

3561 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging

Yes 25W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired 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

1h 20m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

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 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

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