With the debut on the Google Pixel 9a market, we come to the umpteenth chapter of the challenge between the pixels and the iPhones, constantly seen by Google as the opponents to beat.
The Mountain View giant recently shared a post on the Google Store in which Pixel 9a and iPhone 16e are compared, the last two exponents of the economic range proposed by Google and Apple.
Pixel 9th ​​iPhone 16e challenge on the pages of the Google Store
Google defines that between Pixel 9a And iPhone 16e Like the challenge between Budget Phone (cheap smartphones) even if, speaking of devices with rather important lists, it seems to us to be an exaggerated hair to define it as such.
In any case, we see what Big G tells us that, after a brief introduction (which we report below), compares the naked and raw technical specifications of the two smartphones and then move on to the more detailed analysis of the photographic sector, artificial intelligence and prices.
Pixel 9a has arrived. And it’s fantastic.
It is powered by the same Google Tensor G4 chip present in the Pixel 9 Pro, the cutting -edge smartphone of artificial intelligence. It’s fast, the battery lasts all day and has an incredible camera.
But is it really the best economic phone on the market?
Obviously, we are big fans of the pixels. So, forget the subjective opinions – such as the fact that the color choices of the 9A pixel are much more fun and the most captivating design – and we analyze the facts.
| # | Google Pixel 9a | Apple iPhone 16e |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm | 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | 186 grams | 167 grams |
| Certification | IP68 | |
| Materials | glass (front) Aluminum (frame) plastic (back) |
glass (front and back) Aluminum (frame) |
| Colors | Viola Amethyst Pink peony Crete gray Black oxidian |
White Black  |
| Display | P-OLED from 6.3 ″ (1080 x 2424 pixels) 120 Hz 1800 Nit (HBM) 2700 Nit (peak) |
XDR OLED DA 6.1 ″ (1170 x 2532 pixels) 60 Hz 800 Nit (HBM) 1200 Nit (peak) |
| Camera (rear) |
double Main from 48 MP 13 MP ultra-wide |
single 48 MP wide angle |
| Camera (front) |
13 MP (ultra-wide) | 12 MP (Wide) with pdaf |
| Soc | Google Tensor G4 (4 Nm) | Apple A18 (3 Nm) |
| Memoirs | 8 GB (RAM) 128/256 GB (internal) |
8 GB (RAM) 128/256/512 GB (internal) |
| Connectivity | 5G (Nano-Sim + Esim) Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.3 NFC GPS (dual-band) USB-C (USB 3.2) |
5G (Nano-Sim + Esim) Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.3 NFC GPS USB-C (USB 2.0) |
| Drums | Li-po from 5,100 mAh
recharge at 23 W (wired) |
Li-po from 4,005 mAh
recharge at 20 W (wired) |
| Biometry | Fingerprint reader (optical, under the display) |
Face id (integrated in the notch) |
| OS | Android 15 7 years of guaranteed support |
iOS 18 5 years of guaranteed support |
| Assistant | Gemini enhanced by the AI Interaction with apps personal context Supports 45 languages |
Siri not enhanced by the AI Supports 9 languages |
| Cards techniques |
Counter between Google Pixel 9a and Apple iPhone 16e | |
| List prices |
549 euros (from 128 GB) 649 euros (256 GB) |
729 euros (from 128 GB) 859 euros (256 GB) 1,109 euros (from 512 GB) |
Photographic sector
Going beyond what are the technical specifications, the Mountain View giant makes a focus on the photographic sector. Starting from the presumptor that all pixels are known for the excellent photographic quality, it is suggested that Pixel 9a is no different.
All this thanks to its double photographic sector, which “it will make justice to the photos, both in the internal and outside, both in full light and in low light conditions, both from afar and closely“, Against the single iPhone 16e camera.
Big G then focuses strong on all the features of editing to Available on your smartphone: Add me (to take a group photos by adding the photographer in post-production), Best take (to get a photo in which all subjects have the best expression), Magic Editor (to improve, optimize and reinvent a shot), Pixel Studio (to create memes, stickers and more). What Google does not say is that even iPhone 16e can count on some ESE editing features.
Artificial intelligence and software support
Another terrain of clash is that linked to artificial intelligence, the real workhorse of the Mountain View giant in the last two years that gut suggesting that other producers also exploit its IA features in its devices.
Google Pixel 9a can count on Gemini which is deeply integrated inside: the assistant works on all Google apps and offers the possibility of conversing in real time on any topic in natural language (Gemini Live). Big G then underlines other features such as Circle and seek and the suite of Call assistance integrated into Google Telephone (with functions such as the anti-pam filter).
What is defined as “the low -cost smartphone with the best artificial intelligence suite” can also count on a Complete software support for 7 years (with Android updates, security updates and functionality updates); From this point of view, iPhone 16e should stop at five years of support.
Who wins between Google Pixel 9a and Apple iPhone 16e?
Other areas in which Google compares Pixel 9a and iPhone 16e are the display, focusing on the most generous diagonal and on the greater brightness of your contender, and the battery, decidedly larger (order of 20%) on the pixel. We then arrive at the prices, where with 549 euros against 729 euros in the 128 GB versions, Pixel 9a costs much less than the competitor griffed by Bitten apple.
The challenge, in what is defined as a “comparison not to equal arms”, according to Google is won with low hands by Pixel 9a. Data and specifications, naked and raw, are often often reductive compared to what is the real situation, lived in everyday life.
We have had the opportunity to try both these smartphones and, although we recognize that these are well -made devices, we only have a certainty: both cost more than they should, ending up colliding with higher -end devices (even at home) which in the meantime drop in price or with devices of the same range which, however, cost much less.
