Google Pixel 6a vs Apple Watch Series 4 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$449

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm	1.57 x 1.34 x 0.42 inches 40.0 x 34.0 x 10.7 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	1.06 oz / 30.1 g
Materials
Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal	Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage	Silver, Black

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body	1.6-inch, 57.48% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	OLED, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	394x324px, 325 PPI
Protection
	Sapphire
Features
	Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Apple S4 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Dual-core
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Apple G11M
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	1GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	watchOS (9.x, 8.x, 7.x, 6.x, 5)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1428	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3313	Untested
3D Mark High
1620	Untested
3D Mark Low
1011	Untested

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Battery

Type
4410 mAh, Li - Polymer	225 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Magnetic charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n 802.11 b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, QZSS
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

With stainless steel case

Weight	1.40 oz / 39.8 g
Materials	Frame: Stainless steel

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