Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra 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

Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number G3221 GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 165 mm 152 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has greater height than Google Pixel 7a.
Width 79 mm 72.9 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has greater width than Google Pixel 7a.
Depth 8.1 mm 9 mm Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra is narrower than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Weight 188 g 193.5 g Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra is lighter than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Body Colour Black | White | Gold Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material - Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 7a is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.43 W/kg (head) 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6" 6.1" Google Pixel 7a has larger screen size than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Pixel 7a has better screen resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 429 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7a has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology Super Vivid mode -
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass, Image Enhance Technology Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Processor Number MT6757 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 MP2 -
MEMORY Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
User Memory 24 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 23 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/1.73" Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better camera sensor size than Google Pixel 7a.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX300 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.89 Google Pixel 7a has better lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 7a has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 120 mm -
Digital Zoom 5x 5x Both phones have the same digital zoom.
Special Effects HDR, Creative effect -
HDR Mode - Live HDR+
Camera Modes Red-Eye Reduction, Panorama, AR Effect mode, SteadyShot, Timeshift burst, Superior Auto mode, low-light shots 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
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile shutter - Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has face detection.
White Balance - Custom
Light Source LED light LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 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) Quick Launch, Object tracking, Scene recognition, Sound Photo, Quick Capture, Hybrid Auto focus, Touch Capture, Hand Shutter, Stereo Audio Recording, geotagging 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 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel 7a.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/2.6" -
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX234 sensor -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has better front lens aperture than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Field of View (Front) - 95 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Focus free
Special Effects (Front) Smart Selfie Flash -
Camera Modes (Front) Low-light shots -
Light Source (Front) Flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4385 mAh Google Pixel 7a has larger battery capacity than Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra.
Fast Charging Technology Pump Express+ 2.0 Quick Charge technology - Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7a can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 708 hours -
Talk Time 796 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (GSM): up to 796 min
Standby (GSM): up to 658 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 713 min
Standby (3G): up to 708 hrs
Standby (LTE): up to 671 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 3897 min
Playback (video): up to 518 min
Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 13
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 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 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD 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 Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, SPP, GAP, GOEP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, AVCTP, BNEP, GAVDP, PBAP, MAP, DIP, RFCOMM, GATT, HOGP, IOPT -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
WLAN Security WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, EAP SIM, EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2, EAP-AKA, EAP-TLS, PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2, PEAPv1/EAP-GTC, EAP-PWD -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MPEG 1 Audio, MPEG 2 Audio, MPEG 2.5 Audio, MP3, FLAC, AAC-LC, LPCM, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI, MPEG1 Layer3, apt-X, OTA, MP4, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, 3GPP -
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MPEG-4, DivX, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM, VP8, VP9, MPEG4-ASP, 3GPP H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
Sound Enhancements Surround sound (VPT) -
FEATURES Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra 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, digital compass, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Text-to-Speech (text recognition), xLOUD technology, intelligent typing (SWIFTKEY), intelligent typing (Gesture), Wi-Fi Miracast, Multi Window, Clear Phase technology, Screen mirroring, Clear Audio+, Clear Bass, Dynamic normaliser, Ultra STAMINA Mode, Smart backlight control, Alarm Clock, handwriting recognition, Noise suppression, Smart cleaner, Qnovo Adaptive Charging, STAMINA Mode, Screen zooming 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 Sony XPERIA XA1 Ultra Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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