Essential PH-1 vs Google Pixel 7a

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PHONES
Phone Names	Essential PH-1	Google Pixel 7a

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GWKK3, G0DZQ
5G bands	-	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GWKK3
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
	CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GHL1X, G82U8

Launch
Announced	2017, May	2023, May 10
Status	Available. Released 2017, August	Available. Released 2023, May 10

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), ceramic back, titanium frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions	141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm (5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)	152 x 72.9 x 9 mm (5.98 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight	185 g (6.53 oz)	193.5 g (6.84 oz)
	-	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1312 x 2560 pixels (~504 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Size	5.71 inches, 85.4 cm2 (~84.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 90.7 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD	OLED, HDR, 90Hz
	-	Always-on display

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)	Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
GPU	Adreno 540	Mali-G710 MP7
OS	Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 10	Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades

Memory
Card slot	No	No
Internal	128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM
	-	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Dual	13 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.1", PDAF, Laser AF 13 MP B/W, f/1.9, 1/3.1"	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features	LED flash, HDR	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS

Selfie camera
Features	-	HDR, panorama
Single	8 MP, f/2.2	13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Video	4K@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	-	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with dual speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0	USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Snap-on accessories (optional)	-

Battery
Charging	27W wired, PD2.0	18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless
Type	Li-Ion 3040 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po 4385 mAh

Misc
Colors	Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths, Black Moon, Pure White	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral
Models	PH-1	GWKK3, GHL1X, G0DZQ, G82U8
Price	About 330 EUR	€ 179.90 / $ 150.00 / £ 170.00 / ₹ 25,980

Tests
Performance	GeekBench: 6490 (v4.4) GFXBench: 16fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)	-

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 76h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	1070 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 765281 (v9) GeekBench: 3191 (v5.1), 3631 (v6) GFXBench: 62fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)