Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 9a

Apple iPhone XS Max

Apple iPhone XS Max

Announced On:September, 2018

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Google Pixel 9a

Google Pixel 9a

Announced On:March, 2025

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Apple iPhone XS Max vs Google Pixel 9a

Apple iPhone XS Max	Google Pixel 9a

Price
EUR: €269	EUR: €550
USD: $203	USD: N/A
GBP: £165	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: Rs.167,499	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
157.5 x 77.4 x 7.7 mm (6.20 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)	154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight
208 g (7.34 oz)	186 g (6.56 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), stainless steel frame IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 min) Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)	Glass front (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, plastic back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Models
A1921, A2101, A2102, A2104, iPhone11,6	GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12

Type
Display
Super Retina OLED, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 625 nits (HBM) 3D Touch	P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak) Always-on display
Size
6.5 inches, 102.9 cm² (~84.4% screen-to-body ratio)	6.3 inches, 94.7 cm² (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1242 x 2688 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~458 ppi density)	1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Brightness
625 nits max brightness (advertised) Dolby Vision HDR10 Wide color gamut 3D Touch True-tone 120Hz touch-sensing

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) for China	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 A2101	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 International
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 International

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, proprietary ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM 512GB ROM, 4GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
NVMe	UFS 3.1
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.2
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
Yes	Yes

Main Camera
Camera
Primary: 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4Âµm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0Âµm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom	Primary: 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS Secondary: 13 MP, f/2.2, 120" (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama)	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Video
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS	13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm Features: HDR, panorama Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.265
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 12	Android OS, v15
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 18	Up to 7 major Android upgrades
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)	Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)	Mali-G715 MP7
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) for China	Nano-SIM +
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
No	No

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 353210 (v7) GeekBench: 11432 (v4.4) GFXBench: 47fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 3174 mAh, non-removable (12.08 Wh)	Li-Po 5100 mAh
Charging
15W wired, PD2.0, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Wireless (Qi)	23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging (w/ "Limit to 80%" option enabled)
Talk Time
Up to 16 h (multimedia)
Music Play
Up to 65 h

Features
Additional Features
	Circle to Search

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (head) 0.99 W/kg (body)	0.99 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)

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