Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 07, 2022	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
1.61 x 1.38 x 0.42 inches 41 x 35 x 10.7 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
1.13 oz / 32.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP6X	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, Red	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
1.7-inch, 63.01% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 1000 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
430x352px, 329 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple S8	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
PowerVR	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
1GB/32GB (eMMC 5.1)	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
watchOS (9.x)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4385
3D Mark High
Untested	2625
3D Mark Low
Untested	2124

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Battery

Type
282 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
	Dual camera
Main camera
	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Altimeter, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, ECG, Blood Oxygen	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With stainless steel frame

Weight	1.49 oz / 42.3 g
Materials	Back: Stainless steel

Links

Full specifications
Apple Watch Series 8 (41mm) Specs	Google Pixel 9a Specs
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