Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 7a and Apple iPhone 14 Pro - Which is better?

Google Pixel 7a vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro

68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
81 out 100
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
Google Pixel 7a
Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Apple iPhone 14 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 206g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4385mAh vs 3200mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 8/128 GB - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB
- 6/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 7a and Apple iPhone 14 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 7a
vs
Apple iPhone 14 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 86.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1804 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)218 Hz240 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a], [Apple iPhone 14 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152 mm (5.98 in) 147.5 mm (5.81 in)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 7.85 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
86.6 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7a and Apple iPhone 14 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Apple A16 Bionic
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 3460 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 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.46 (Everest)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Apple A16 GPU
GPU Cores 672 640
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 1789.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
2519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
6382
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14432519
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34936382
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7a], [Apple iPhone 14 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7a
930436
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
1441348
CPU255576381160
GPU325623472052
Memory149843258668
UX199394329468
NanoReview Score9304361441348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
9874
Max Surface Temp.50.8 °C41.2 °C
Stability65 %79 %
Graphics Test37 fps59 fps
Graphics Score63439874
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a], [Apple iPhone 14 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
n/a
Writing score15048n/a
Web score7500n/a
Video editing6362n/a
Data manipulation10504n/a
NanoReview Score10609n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
UI Skin Stock Android n/a

Battery

Volume 4385 mAh 3200 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 (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h 1:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
24:20
Web Browsing08:24 h09:41 h
Video Playback13:40 h16:03 h
Games05:06 h05:38 h
Standby Mode76 h112 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
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: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.731/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSony IMX712Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/3.061/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
138
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
143
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
133
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
149
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7a
133
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
146
Bokeh7080
Preview6991
Zoom105n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a], [Apple iPhone 14 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture n/a f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX714
Sensor size n/a 1/3.6
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
136
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
139
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
146
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
154

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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*1n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (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/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB
Apple iPhone 14 Pro
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 14 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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