Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone SE 2020 vs Google Pixel 9 vs Google Pixel 9a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Google Google
Announced 2020, April 15 August 2024 March 2025
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 24 Coming Soon - August 2024 Coming Soon - April 2025
Price Rs. 42,500 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Red, Black Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm
(5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in )
152.8 x 72 x 8.5 mm
(6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and eSIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100) - A2296 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G2YBB
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GUR25
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, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G2YBB
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GUR25
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)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.40 W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.39 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (front-mounted)
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
face detection
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 13.4 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Processor Hexa-core (2x2.65 GHz Lightning + 4x1.8 GHz Thunder), Apple A13 Bionic Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (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) Mali-G715 MC7 Mali-G715 MP7
RAM 3 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type HD IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Ion-strengthened Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Haptic Touch
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
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 4.7 inches 6.3 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.21% 86.62% 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 12 MP 50 MP + 48 MP 48 MP + 13 MP
Flash Dual-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF, OIS
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, single-zone Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
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 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm
1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps
HDR, panorama [Similar]
10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band (India) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML5 (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 3 GB RAM or 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 12 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 Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Qi wireless charging
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 27W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 55% in 30 min
15W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand)
12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger)
Reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging (w/
Capacity 1821 mAh 4700 mAh 5100 mAh
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