Google Pixel 5a vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$449	$899

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm	7.28 x 11.22 x 0.22 inches 185.0 x 285.0 x 5.7 mm
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	20.00 oz / 567.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mostly Black	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.93% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 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 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB 128GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
4680 mAh	10090 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual 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	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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 Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	128GB/256GB

With 5G

Weight	20.18 oz / 572.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

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