Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 16e vs Samsung Galaxy A56 vs Google Pixel 9a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Google
Announced February 2025 March 2025 March 2025
Status Coming Soon - February 2025 Coming Soon - March 2025 Coming Soon - April 2025
Price Rs. 59,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 41,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm
(6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 in)
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66 - A3410
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66 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
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3212, A3408
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3409
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3410
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.61 W/kg (head)
1.05 W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.39 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 18.4 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 7 -
Processor Hexa-core (2x4.04 GHz + 4x2.20 GHz), Apple A18 (3 nm) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.9 GHz), Exynos 1580 (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Xclipse 540 Mali-G715 MP7
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 512 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10, 800 Nits (HBM), 1200 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield Glass Protection
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 Nits (HBM), 1900 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz
1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 87.51% 84.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP 50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR, Panorama, 3D (spatial) Audio
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Best Face, Panorama, HDR
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, OIS, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec.
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, HDR [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, (wide)

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 10-bit HDR [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128GB 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging Wired, 50% in 30 min
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired, 65% in 30 min, 100% in 68 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging (w/
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -