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

Availability

Officially announced
May 10, 2023	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €509	$1200

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)	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
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	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1277 (Average)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.6 (Good)

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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
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14, 13)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1437	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
3461	5531
3D Mark High
1631	3905
3D Mark Low
1095	2997

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Battery

Type
4385 mAh, Li - Polymer	11200 mAh
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

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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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
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p	Yes
Front
13 MP	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

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	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 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

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