Google Pixel 4a vs Apple iPhone SE (2020): the ultimate budget phone battle! By PhoneArena

This is the moment budget phone fans have been waiting for it's the clash of the best, affordable phones in the red corner, the Apple iPhone SE, apple's price champion equipped with a flagship grade, chipset and a capable camera, and in the blue corner we have the challenger the newly launched android powerhouse, Google's Pixel 4a, that weighs in at an even lower price than the iPhone SE 350 versus 400, which one will win. Let's find out. Okay guys, I really wanted to start this as a boxing fight, but this indeed, is a very dramatic clash of phones and let's get this started with design and styling, and while both phones are on the small side, you immediately notice that the iPhone SE is the more compact of the two. It's a bit smaller and a bit thinner as well. The iPhone is also made of glass on the back and the front, and it has a metal frame, and it looks very nice, while the pixel, on the other hand, uses plastic all around which definitely does feel a bit cheaper. That is also the reason why the slightly bigger pixel is actually a tiny bit lighter, but both phones feel very featherweight, extremely comfortable to carry in a pocket.

The pixel holder has a headphone jack on the top right here, while the iPhone does not, and for many people this is an important advantage. The pixel holder lacks one other feature: water protection, the iPhone SE, on the other hand, comes with ip67 water and dust protection rating, meaning it will survive a drop in water easily. So let's go round one for design over, and it's a win for the iPhone which looks a bit more stylish, but there is something else about design, and they're. Just the look at the front of the iPhone where we have these big bezels on the top and the bottom and a much smaller display. You have a 4.7 inch display on the iPhone and a noticeably bigger 5.8-inch screen on the pixel, a big advantage for the Google phone in terms of size, but it's not just the size. The screen on the pixel is also of the newer AMOLED kind, with beautiful, deep colors, excellent, viewing angles and extremely well calibrated colors, while the iPhone uses the older LCD type screen.

That looks dim at an angle and doesn't have quite as punchy colors as the pixel. Now the Google phone also wins in terms of resolution, you get a sharper 1080p display on the pixel versus a lower resolution.750P display on the iPhone where you will notice. Edges of letters appear slightly jagged when reading text round 2 for display quality goes to the Pixel 4a, and we're even now, but next up. Let's look at biometrics, as both phones use fingerprint scanners. Instead of face recognition in these pandemic times, fingerprint scanners often feel more convenient and both phones use traditional fingerprint scanners that are fast and accurate, and we've had no issues with either one.

The iPhone has its fingerprint on the front, which is definitely a bit more convenient to reach well for the pixel you have to reach out to the back, and the fingerprint scanner sits flush with the body of the phone, so it may be a bit harder to find it by touch still that's a very minor complaint and overall, it's a draw in this round. Next up, let's look at performance. It's still a bit of a shock to know that this cheap iPhone comes with the flagship Apple A13 processor. That beats most android flagships these days, but it indeed is the pixel, on the other hand, makes its biggest compromise under the hood as it is powered by the snapdragon 730 chips. Now this is a mid-range chip with decent performance, but it just doesn't have the firepower of a flagship processor.

This doesn't mean that the pixel is slow per se, but is definitely no match for the ultra-fast SC, which slows up things a bit quicker and just feels zippier all around. However, we have to also mention storage apple charges, quite a bit of money for extra storage and the base. Se model only has 64 gigabytes of storage on board, which probably won't be enough for power users in the long term, especially if you take a lot of videos and photos, while the Pixel 4a comes with double that at 128 gigabytes of native storage and that's an important advantage. Still, this round is mostly about performance and the iPhone deserves to win this one pulling ahead one more time. Okay, let's talk about the camera, because these are your two best options in the budget segment for a great camera.

Both phones feature just a single rear camera, no ultra-wide lens, no telephoto lens. Here still those single cameras are powerful and during the day, both phones do an excellent job. There are differences, but it's hard to pick a winner. Images from the iPhone usually come out a bit brighter, while the pixel prefers a slightly darker exposure, but you get that slightly better dynamic range in exchange. The real difference shows up in low light.

The SC lacks a night mode, while the Pixel 4a is equipped with the brilliant night sight mode that makes images taken and the dark stand out. They really look amazing. Both phones also support portrait mode and do a good job blurring the background. But again the pixel does a bit better with that feature in low light. So this round has to go to the pixel, mostly because of its superior low light performance, and we're once again tied final round in this epic battle would be a battery life comparison things, don't look good for the iPhone I see on paper.

It has a tiny 1821 William hour battery compared to a 3 140 William hour battery on the pixel, that's a huge difference in size and in real life. You can definitely notice the iPhone SE battery drain very quickly in intense tasks like watching YouTube, videos or playing games, not so much for just browsing and daily usage. We have run three separate battery tests on both phones and overall, the pixel has the advantage in all of them. It's not a huge difference between the two, but you can definitely notice it in everyday use. Another disadvantage for the SC in this department is that it comes with a poultry, 5 watt charger in the box that takes nearly 2 hours and a half to fully juice up the phone.

It has a small battery. The Pixel 4a, on the other hand, comes with an 18 watt, fast charger included in the box for free, and it takes a much more reasonable hour and a half to charge up now you have to keep in mind. The iPhone also supports these faster speeds, but you need to buy a fast charger separately and actually that's my number one recommendation. The iPhone has one advantage, though it supports wireless charging, which the pixel does not still the superior battery life of the pixel gives it this round, and it pulls a hat in the last minute to finish with a higher score than the iPhone. So there you have it feature by feature.

The pixel seems to offer a bit more for a lower price and is the winner. In this comparison. Google has really made a great budget phone, and we can easily recommend it get it for the amazing screen, the more versatile camera, the clean android and for the lightweight design. But if you just want an iPhone, a budget iPhone, the SE still offers the noticeably faster performance, probably the fastest in the segment, and this is also a bit more compact and arguably looks sleeker. So this will do it for this clash of the budget phone titans, which one would you go for by the way we have the best prices for both phones in the description below so check that out also subscribe to our channel phone arena for more tech videos, that's hugely appreciated.

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Source : PhoneArena