iPhone 16e
Apple · Feb 2025
₹59,900
34 / 100 spec score
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iPhone 16e vs Pixel 9a
Pixel 9a scores higher overall and wins 2 of 6 areas, but iPhone 16e still wins 3.
Pixel 9a
Google · Apr 2025
₹49,999
50 / 100 spec score
Higher overallArea by area
iPhone 16ePixel 9a
DisplayPixel 9a leads
PerformanceiPhone 16e leads
CamerasiPhone 16e leads
BatteryPixel 9a leads
PortabilityiPhone 16e leads
Longevity
Why pick iPhone 16e
- Storage (max): 512 GB vs 256 GB
- Longest optical zoom: 2 × vs 1 ×
- Process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
- Top CPU clock: 4.04 GHz vs 3.10 GHz
A18 chip at a lower price
Why pick Pixel 9a
- Ultra-wide: 13 MP vs 0 MP
- Peak brightness: 2,700 nits vs 1,200 nits
- Refresh rate: 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
- Front camera: 13 MP vs 12 MP
Seven years of updates at a mid-range price
Tiebreaker
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Your pick
Pixel 9a
Scores 50 vs 37 on your weighting.
- Pixel 9a50
- iPhone 16e37
If Portability mattered a bit more to you, iPhone 16e would draw level.
Full specifications
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 6.10 in | 6.30 in |
| Panel | OLED | Actua pOLED |
| Resolution | 2532 × 1170 | 2424 × 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 1,200 nits | 2,700 nits |
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Top CPU clock | 4.04 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| RAM (max) | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage (max) | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory card slot | No | No |
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Ultra-wide | 0 MP | 13 MP |
| Telephoto | 0 MP | 0 MP |
| Longest optical zoom | 2 × | 1 × |
| Front camera | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Best video | 4K @ 60 fps Dolby Vision | 4K @ 60 fps |
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | — | 5,100 mAh |
| Wired charging | — | 23 W |
| Wireless charging | 7.5 W | 7.5 W |
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 167 g | 186 g |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm | 8.9 mm |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Build | Aluminium, glass back | Aluminium frame, plastic back |
| iPhone 16e | Pixel 9a | |
|---|---|---|
| Launched with | iOS 18 | Android 15 |
| OS updates promised | — | 7 years |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 3.5 mm jack | No | No |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.