Apple iPhone 16 Plus vs Google Pixel 6a
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.7 with chipsetApple A18, vs Google Pixel 6a, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetGoogle Tensor. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 460ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4674mAh vs 4410mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a
- Lighter design: 178g vs 199g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
6/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1290x2796 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 82.2 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 256 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 160.9 mm (6.33 in) | 152.2 mm (5.99 in) |
| Width | 77.8 mm (3.06 in) | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Google Tensor |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex A55) - 2/2.25 (Cortex A76) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1280 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 2170.9 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3256 | 1448 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8096 | 3412 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 28158 | n/a |
| CPU | 417158 | 250722 |
| GPU | 694070 | 324786 |
| Memory | 177712 | 143829 |
| UX | 333173 | 190161 |
| NanoReview Score | 1622118 | 909498 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 56 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 37 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 6194 |
| Writing score | n/a | 15353 |
| Web score | n/a | 6280 |
| Video editing | n/a | 5843 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 9519 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9940 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 14.3 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | Stock Android |
Battery
| Volume | 4674 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (55% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:39 h | 1:51 h |
| Web Browsing | 15:57 h | 08:25 h |
| Video Playback | 21:26 h | 14:20 h |
| Games | 07:34 h | 05:34 h |
| Standby Mode | 148 h | 89 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 122 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 114 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 122 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.9 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 65 |
| Preview | n/a | 67 |
| Zoom | n/a | 74 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3840x2160 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | May, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | June, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 899 | 449 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Plus:
In the USA, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model has 1 physical slot + eSIM. In China, a model with only two physical SIM cards is available.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.
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