Apple iPhone 16 Pro vs Google Pixel 4a 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16 Pro Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetApple A18 Pro, vs Google Pixel 4a 5G, Manufactured in November, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 765G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
- Larger display: 6.3in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 4a 5G
- Lighter design: 168g vs 199g
- Higher battery capacity: 3885mAh vs 3582mAh
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 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 | 6.3 in | 6.2 in |
| Resolution | 1206x2622 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 458 ppi | 413 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 82.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.9 % | 96.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 239 Hz | 250 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6.4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 149.6 mm (5.89 in) | 153.9 mm (6.06 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 74 mm (2.91 in) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 in) | 8.2 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 168 g (5.93 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Black - Silver - Gold |
Black |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 1 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 1/2.2 (Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)) - 1/2.4 (Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon 696 |
| Graphics | Apple A18 Pro GPU | Adreno 620 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 384 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2289 GFLOPS | 576 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3558 | 738 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8958 | 1904 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 32952 | n/a |
| CPU | 408349 | 141348 |
| GPU | 739305 | 101114 |
| Memory | 281199 | 89005 |
| UX | 365064 | 115715 |
| NanoReview Score | 1793917 | 447182 |
| Stability | n/a | 89 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1104 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 18 GB | 14.8 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | Stock Android |
Battery
| Volume | 3582 mAh | 3885 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 (58% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:38 h | 1:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 11:41 h | 08:24 h |
| Video Playback | 17:46 h | 14:28 h |
| Games | 05:35 h | 05:20 h |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | 107 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 122 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | 142 | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 107 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP Depth |
Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 16 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 122 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX803 | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | n/a |
| Focal length | 120 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX913 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 16 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 93 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | eSIM | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100 |
| 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 (1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2024 yr | September, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2024 yr | November, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 460 |
| MSRP ($) | 999 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
Note
Apple iPhone 16 Pro:
In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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