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Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

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6.1
Google Pixel 7a
6.1
Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Google Pixel 7a Samsung Galaxy A56 5G
Released · May 10, 2023
Released · Mar 27, 2025
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
6.7-inch · 2340x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
8GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
4385 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2023 Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509 8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump)
152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump) 		6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump)
162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g 6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67 Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI 2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
1277 (Average) 1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good) 1.6 (Good)
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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G2 (5 nm) Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core
2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55 		Octa-core
1x2.9GHz
3x2.6GHz​
4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G710 MP7 Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/256GB
12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13) Android (15)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1437 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
3461 3894
3D Mark High
1631 1322
3D Mark Low
1095 1313
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Battery

Type
4385 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Qi wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
Wireless: 7.5W 		Wired: 45.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
6h 4min
Browsing
15h 27min
Video
9h 7min
Gaming
5h 27min
Battery Life Estimate
7h 3min
Browsing
17h 46min
Video
9h 9min
Gaming
10h 11min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.73"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p 4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)
PhoneArena Camera Tests
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video
122
Overall
131
Photo
113
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
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 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8 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 Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
Memory 12GB/256GB
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