Apple iPhone 6s vs. Google Pixel 4a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Apple iPhone 6s and Google Pixel 4a. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Apple iPhone 6s vs. Google Pixel 4a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Product Type Smartphone - refurbished Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number A1688 G025J
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 138.3 mm 144 mm Google Pixel 4a has greater height than Apple iPhone 6s.
Width 67.1 mm 69.4 mm Google Pixel 4a has greater width than Apple iPhone 6s.
Depth 7.1 mm 8.2 mm Apple iPhone 6s is narrower than Apple iPhone 6s.
Weight 143 g 143 g Both phones are the same weight.
Body Colour Space grey | Rose gold | Gold | Silver Just black
Body Material Stainless steel, glass, anodised aluminium Polycarbonate
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.98 W/kg (body), 0.87 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Lightning
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Retina HD display with IPS technology OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 4.7" 5.8" Google Pixel 4a has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 6s.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1334 x 750 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 4a has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 326 ppi 443 ppi Google Pixel 4a has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 6s.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Max Brightness 500 cd/m² -
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 1400:1 100000:1 Google Pixel 4a has better display contrast ratio than Apple iPhone 6s.
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 4a has HDR.
Display Features Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), Landscape Views Always-on display, Now Playing, True black level, display with transmissive hole
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Processor Type (CPU) Apple A9 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty - 8-core
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 618
MEMORY Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
RAM - LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 4a has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 6s.
CAMERA Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Google Pixel 4a has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Type BSI -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.7 Google Pixel 4a has better lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Lens Construction 5-element -
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 4a has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 3x -
Special Effects - Blur
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode HDR+
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode Portrait mode, Night Sight
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source LED light 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 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
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Live Photo, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Share in a snap
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 4a has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 6s.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.0 Google Pixel 4a has better front lens aperture than Apple iPhone 6s.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Burst mode, Timer mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Apple iPhone 6s has face detection.
Light Source (Front) Retina Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1280 x 720 (720p) 864 x 480, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) - 3140 mAh
Fast Charging Technology - Power Delivery 2.0 Google Pixel 4a has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 240 hours -
Talk Time 840 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 840 min
Standby: up to 240 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 10 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 11 hrs
Playback (video): up to 11 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 50 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System iOS 9 Android 10
Intelligent Assistant Siri Google Assistant
Payment Technology Apple Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 1700 CDMA2000 1X (AWS), 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS) 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
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 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 17, Band 18, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66, Band 71
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 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3, FDD 600
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles - A2DP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AIFF, PCM, Audible, MP3, Apple Lossless, AAC-LC, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC AAC, apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, M-JPEG, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V -
FEATURES Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPlay wireless streaming, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, Apple TV support (2nd, 3rd), MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, Family Sharing feature, QuickType keyboard, iCloud Keychain, Spotlight Search, Notification Center, M9 motion coprocessor Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor, 3 years of security and OS updates, Google Cast
OTHERS Apple iPhone 6s Google Pixel 4a
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter, Apple EarPods SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature 35 °C -
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C -
Humidity Range Operating 5 - 95% (non-condensing) -
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