Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 19, 2021	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $899 | €999	8GB/128GB - $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches (~0.45 inches with camera bump) 163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm (~11.54 mm with camera bump)	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.41 oz / 210.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Stormy Black, Cloudy White, Sorta Sunny	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.83% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, 800 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
3120x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 512 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor (5 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1349	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
3184	4277
3D Mark High
1824	2419
3D Mark Low
878	1624

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Battery

Type
5003 mAh, Li - Ion	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 23.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 13min

Video

9h 3min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 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
48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 18 mm Pixel size: 1.25 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
48 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F3.5 Focal Length: 104 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
11.1 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

International model.

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19

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