Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2023	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509	€1268

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)	11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm
Weight
6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G710 MP7	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14, 13)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
4385 mAh, Li - Polymer	10090 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless 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

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
13 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

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
5.3	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 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	20.49 oz (581.0 g)

Links

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