Nokia XR21 vs Google Pixel 7a

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PHONES
Phone Names	Nokia XR21	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	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66, 71	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, 20, 25, 28, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA	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, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
	-	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	2023, May 03	2023, May 10
Status	Available. Released 2023, June 11	Available. Released 2023, May 10

Body
Build	Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions	168 x 78.6 x 10.5 mm (6.61 x 3.09 x 0.41 in)	152 x 72.9 x 9 mm (5.98 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)	Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight	231 g (8.15 oz)	193.5 g (6.84 oz)
	IP68/IP69K dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min) Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1.8m MIL-STD-810H compliant	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~406 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Size	6.49 inches, 101.7 cm2 (~77.0% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 90.7 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 450 nits (typ), 550 nits (HBM)	OLED, HDR, 90Hz
	-	Always-on display

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver)	Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
GPU	Adreno 619	Mali-G710 MP7
OS	Android 12	Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades

Memory
Card slot	Unspecified	No
Internal	128GB 6GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM
	-	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Dual	64 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm	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	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, second LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS

Selfie camera
Features	-	HDR, panorama
Single	16 MP, f/2.4 (wide)	13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX Adaptive	5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC	Yes (market/region dependent)	Yes
Positioning	GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio	Unspecified	No
USB	USB Type-C 2.0, OTG	USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery
Charging	33W wired, PD2.0, QC3	18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless
Type	Li-Po 4800 mAh	Li-Po 4385 mAh

Misc
Colors	Midnight Black, Pine Green	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral
Models	-	GWKK3, GHL1X, G0DZQ, G82U8
Price	About 570 EUR	€ 179.90 / $ 150.00 / £ 170.00 / ₹ 25,980

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)