Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$449

Design

Dimensions
1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches 40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
1.06 oz / 30.1 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Black	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
394x324px, 325 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Sapphire
Features
Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S4 (7 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple G11M	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
1GB/16GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3313
3D Mark High
Untested	1620
3D Mark Low
Untested	1011

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Battery

Type
225 mAh	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Magnetic charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
	Dual camera
Main camera
	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
Glonass, Galileo, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With stainless steel case

Weight	1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials	Frame: Stainless steel

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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