Google Pixel 3 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected nnouncement
Oct 09, 2018
Officially announced
Oct 09, 2018	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$799	$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 inches 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.22 oz / 148.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Pink, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 77.36% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 442 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 385	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 630	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15, 14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4277
3D Mark High
Untested	2419
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
2915 mAh, Li - Polymer	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera, Wide Angle, Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 41
3G Bands
2, 5	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 31, 2018 FCC ID value: A4RG013A
Measured SAR
Head: 1.34 W/kg Body: 1.34 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB