Apple iPhone 12 vs Google Pixel 6a comparison

Apple iPhone 12
Apple iPhone 12
Google Pixel 6a
Google Pixel 6a
Released at Oct, 2020 Released at Jul, 2022

Pros

  • Thiner
  • Screen with a higher pixel density
  • Battery with a higher capacity

Size comparison

Google Pixel 6a front
71.8 mm (2.83″)
152.2 mm (5.99″)
Apple iPhone 12 front
71.5 mm (2.81″)
146.7 mm (5.78″)
Google Pixel 6a side
8.9 mm
Apple iPhone 12 side
7.4 mm
  • Google Pixel 6a
  • Apple iPhone 12

Specifications comparison

General

Models
A2403 / A2172 / A2402 / A2404 / iPhone13,2 GX7AS / GB62Z / G1AZG
In the Box
USB-C to Lightning Cable, Documentation

Software

Operating System
iOS 14.1 Android 12

Body

Dimensions
71.5 x 146.7 x 7.4mm 71.8 x 152.2 x 8.9mm
Weight
164g 178g
Materials
Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Colours
Black / White / Red / Green / Blue / Purple Chalk / Charcoal / Sage

Display

Size
6.1" 6.1"
Type
Super Retina XDR OLED OLED
Resolution
1170x2532 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Density
460ppi 429ppi
Protection
Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Camera

Rear camera
12MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS / 12MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6" 12MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Front camera
12MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6" 8MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm

Processor

Chipset
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Google Tensor (5 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x3.1 GHz Firestorm + 4x1.8 GHz Icestorm) Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G78 MP20

Memory

RAM size
4GB 6GB
RAM type
LPDDR4 LPDDR5

Storage

Internal storage
64 / 128 / 256GB 128GB
Card slot
- -

Connectivity

Number of SIMs
2 1
SIM type
Nano-SIM / eSIM Nano-SIM / eSIM
Cellular technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Wi-Fi
a / b / g / n / ac / 6 a / b / g / n / ac / 6e
Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
NFC
+ +
Navigation
GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO GPS / GLONASS / GALILEO
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1

Audio

Sensors

Fingerprint sensor
- +
Face ID
+ -
Accelerometer
+ +
Barometer
+ +
Gyro sensor
+ +
Geomagnetic sensor
+ +
Hall sensor
- -
Proximity sensor
+ +
Ambient Light sensor
- -

Battery

Capacity
2815mAh 4410mAh
Type
Li-Ion Li-Po
Fast charging
+ +
Wireless charging
+ -
Reverse wireless charging
- -

Performance

AnTuTu
568674 (v8)
GeekBench
4067 (v5.1)