Google Pixel 3 vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Pixel 3 and Google Pixel 7a. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel 3 vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.6 mm 152 mm Google Pixel 7a has greater height than Google Pixel 3.
Width 68.2 mm 72.9 mm Google Pixel 7a has greater width than Google Pixel 3.
Depth 7.9 mm 9 mm Google Pixel 3 is narrower than Google Pixel 3.
Weight 148 g 193.5 g Google Pixel 3 is lighter than Google Pixel 3.
Body Colour Not pink | Clearly white | Just black Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material Aluminum unibody with hybrid coating Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection Dustproof, water-resistant Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes Yes Both phones are waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.33 W/kg 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Flexible OLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.1" Google Pixel 7a has larger screen size than Google Pixel 3.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2160 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7a has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 443 ppi 429 ppi Google Pixel 3 has better pixel density than Google Pixel 7a.
Aspect Ratio 18:9 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 1000000:1 Google Pixel 7a has better display contrast ratio than Google Pixel 3.
HDR Yes Yes Both phones have HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, 3D Glass, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel 3 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 -
MEMORY Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than Google Pixel 3.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than Google Pixel 3.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.2 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.89 Google Pixel 3 has better lens aperture than Google Pixel 3.
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 5x
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes - Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur
White Balance - Custom
Light Source - LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder, Quad PD Quad Bayer wide camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 3.
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.2 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 95 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.8 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2915 mAh 4385 mAh Google Pixel 7a has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel 3.
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards Qi Qi
Run Time Details - Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 13
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66, Band 71 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Audio Standards Apt-X, apt-X HD -
Supported Digital Video Standards - H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, Active Edge v2 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Pixel Visual Core, Titan M Security Module Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Private Compute Core, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate, Titan M2 Security Module, microphone toggle, camera toggle
OTHERS Google Pixel 3 Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C charger, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C headphones, USB-C to USB-C cable SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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