I said I'd try getting my Pixel 4a running again to do a comparison, but I'm feeling lazy and found this video comparing the 5a and the iPhone 13. So it's not exactly the comparison I had been making in my comment, but I think the video demonstrates a lot of the issues I saw between the 4a and iPhone 13.
These things are largely a matter of taste. The iPhone photos look nicer to me, overall. There are a few cases of closeups shot with the iPhone where the photos are relatively soft, but I suspect that's just bad focus, camera shake, or subject movement. Also seems that the Pixel ramps up the contrast more than the iPhone, which will tend to make things look a little sharper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi1Pu9ez8sI
Some of these photos are just completely damning for the iPhone.
https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=79
https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=135
https://youtu.be/qi1Pu9ez8sI?t=330