Asus ZenFone 8 vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 12, 2021	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€599	$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
5.83 x 2.70 x 0.35 inches 148 x 68.6 x 8.9 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.96 oz / 169.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian Black, Horizon Silver	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 82.76% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 446 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1277 (Average)
Bright Min
2.3 (Average)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 660	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 16GB/256GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (15, 14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3461
3D Mark High
Untested	1631
3D Mark Low
Untested	1095

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 11min

Browsing

10h 12min

Video

11h 23min

Gaming

8h 42min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.6 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
12 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 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
5.2, Yes	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,tri-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n38, n40, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/256GB

Global

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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