Google Pixel 6a vs Google Pixel 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022	Oct 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$449	12GB/128GB - $999 | €1099

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm	6.40 x 3.01 x 0.35 inches (~0.42 inches with camera bump) 162.6 x 76.5 x 8.8 mm (~10.56 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.10% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2400 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2992x1344px, 20:9 ratio, 490 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2055 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-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
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1428	1720
GeekBench 6 Multi
3313	4268
3D Mark High
1620	2382
3D Mark Low
1011	1622

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Battery

Type
4410 mAh, Li - Polymer	5050 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 23.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

15h 51min

Video

10h 32min

Gaming

9h 35min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5KGM5 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS) Sensor name: Sony IMX787 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide, OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

150

Overall

158

Photo

142

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, 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, 66, 71 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 30, 2023 FCC ID value: A4RG1MNW
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.00 W/kg Body: 0.99 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.85 W/kg

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
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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