Google Pixel 7a vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2021 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
- Lighter design: 193.5g vs 240g
- Higher battery capacity: 4385mAh vs 4352mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher pixel density: 458ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB - 6/1024 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 | 6.1 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1284x2778 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 429 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1 % | 87.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | 99.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 218 Hz | 238 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 8.5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152 mm (5.98 in) | 160.8 mm (6.33 in) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 in) | 78.1 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.65 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 240 g (8.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Orange |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Apple A15 Bionic |
| Max Frequency | 2850 MHz | 3230 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78) - 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1) |
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard) - 2/3.23 (Avalanche) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Apple A15 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 672 | 640 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1338 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1142.4 GFLOPS | 1712.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1443 | 2266 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3493 | 5459 |
| CPU | 255576 | 327704 |
| GPU | 325623 | 434683 |
| Memory | 149843 | 248498 |
| UX | 199394 | 315845 |
| NanoReview Score | 930436 | 1326730 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.8 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 82 % |
| Graphics Test | 37 fps | 56 fps |
| Graphics Score | 6343 | 9444 |
| Writing score | 15048 | n/a |
| Web score | 7500 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6362 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10504 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10609 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | iOS 15 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2) |
| OS Size | n/a | 13 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 4385 mAh | 4352 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 23 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (20% in 36 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 1:46 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:24 h | 11:16 h |
| Video Playback | 13:40 h | 17:03 h |
| Games | 05:06 h | 06:41 h |
| Standby Mode | 76 h | 136 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| 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 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.5 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Sony IMX703 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | 1/1.66 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.9 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 77 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 75 |
| Preview | 69 | 81 |
| Zoom | 105 | 119 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 23 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX514 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.6 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | n/a |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 1100 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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