Google Pixel 6a vs Samsung Galaxy A73 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022	Mar 17, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$449

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm	6.44 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches 163.7 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm
Weight
6.28 oz / 178.0 g	6.38 oz / 181.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Tensor (5 nm)	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.4GHz CortexA78 3x2.2GH​z CortexA78 4x1.9GH​z CortexA55
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20	Adreno 642L
Memory
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14, 13, 12)	Android (13, 12)

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	5000 mAh
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

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	108 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)	Yes
Front
8 MP	32 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	5.1
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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	5G Ready
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-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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