Google Pixel 4a vs Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 03, 2020	May 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$349	$110

Design

Dimensions
5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm	7.95 x 5.39 x 0.38 inches 202 x 137 x 9.7 mm
Weight
5.04 oz / 143.0 g	12.52 oz / 355.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Just black	White, Black, Twilight blue, Plum, Slate

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 82.53% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 67.13% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI	1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)	MediaTek MT8168 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470	Quad-core 2000 MHz Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 618	Mali G52 MC1
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3140 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	2 MP
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS	720p
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	2 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$140

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