Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 8a - Detailed Phone Comparison

Detailed Comparison

Specification

General

Launch Date September 21, 2018 May 14, 2024
Release Year 2018 2024

Physical

Volume 93.87 cm³ 98.41 cm³
Screen Size to Weight Ratio 3.13 "/g 3.24 "/g
Weight 208 g 188 g
Height 157.5 mm 152.1 mm
Width 77.4 mm 72.7 mm
Thickness 7.7 mm 8.9 mm
Foldable Design No No
Available Colors
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Obsidian
  • Porcelain
  • Bay
  • Aloe

Display

Screen Size 6.5 " 6.1 "
Resolution 1242 x 2688 1080 x 2400
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.1 % 81.2 %
Pixel Density 458 PPI 430 PPI
Refresh Rate N/A 120 Hz
Typical Brightness N/A N/A
HBM Brightness 625 nits N/A
Peak Brightness N/A 2000 nits

Hardware

Battery Capacity per Screen Area 75.12 mAh/in² 120.72 mAh/in²
Battery Density 33.81 mAh/cm³ 45.64 mAh/cm³
Battery Capacity 3174 mAh 4492 mAh
NFC Support Yes Yes
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
CPU Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Immortalis-G715s MC10

Connectivity

USB Version 2.0 3.2
OTG Support
DisplayPort
DisplayPort Version N/A N/A
USB Features Lightning 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2

Software

Operating System iOS Android
Initial OS Version 12 14
Maximum OS Version 18 21