Google Pixel 3 XL vs Google Pixel 9a

Pixel 3 XL

GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12

2018, October

2025, March 19

2018, November

2025, March 19

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$ 423.99 / € 363.18 / £ 449.00 / ₹ 49,999

158 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm (6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 in)

154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)

184 g (6.49 oz)

186 g (6.56 oz)

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back

Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink

Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

Yes

LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

Yes

Yes Nano-SIM card & eSIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM

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Yes

6.3 inches, 100.3 cm2 (~82.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)

1440 x 2960 pixels

1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio

16M Colors

1 Billion+

523 ppi density

422 ppi density

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Always-on display 100% DCI-P3 HDR

120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak)

Yes

No

Single Camera

Dual Cameras

12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF

48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS

Auto-HDR, panorama

Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take

Dual Cameras

Single Camera

8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF

13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide), no AF

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1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Auto-HDR

HDR, panorama

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13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm

Android 9.0 (Pie)

Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades

Android One

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Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)

Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)

Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)

Adreno 630

Mali-G715 MP7

4 GB

8 GB

128/64 GB

128GB/256 GB

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

5.3, A2DP, LE

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)

3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

USB Type-C 3.2

Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC

Yes

7.5W wireless

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps

HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

3430 mAh battery

5100 mAh, Battery

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23W wired, PD3.0