Google Pixel 6a vs Samsung Galaxy A16 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022	Oct 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$449	$230 | €249

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (~9.2 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage	Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	736 (Poor)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1428	965
GeekBench 6 Multi
3313	1875
3D Mark High
1620	367
3D Mark Low
1011	360

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Battery

Type
4410 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 12min

Browsing

9h 43min

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

9h 52min

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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 (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
8 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

124

Overall

130

Photo

118

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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	n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) 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, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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 256GB internal storage and 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB/256GB

Links

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