Google Pixel 5a vs Google Pixel 2 Specs Comparison

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8.9	9.0
Google Pixel 5a	Google Pixel 2
Released · Aug 26, 2021	Released · Oct 19, 2017
6.3-inch · 2400x1080px	5.0-inch · 1920x1080px
Dual camera	Single camera
6GB · 128GB	4GB · 128GB
4680 mAh	2700 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm	5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 inches 145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.46 oz (183.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mostly Black	Black, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.3-inch	5.0-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Technology
OLED	AMOLED
Screen-to-body
84.93 %	67.92 %
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 540
RAM
6GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Capacity
4680 mAh	2700 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 15, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G011A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.79 W/kg Body: 0.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.47 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.12 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 449	$ 749

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 04, 2017

Alternative variants


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 649

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 5a Specs	Google Pixel 2 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Google Pixel 5a Review	Google Pixel 2 Review
User Reviews
Google Pixel 5a User Reviews	Google Pixel 2 User Reviews