Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 (40mm) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

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)	1.59 x 1.53 x 0.35 inches 40.4 x 38.8 x 9.0 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	1.01 oz / 28.7 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body	1.3-inch
Type
OLED, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	432x432px, 470 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Sapphire

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)	Exynos W930 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Dual-core 1400 MHz
GPU
Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)	2GB/16GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14, 13)	Wear OS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1437	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
3461	Untested
3D Mark High
1631	Untested
3D Mark Low
1095	Untested

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Battery

Type
4385 mAh, Li - Polymer	300 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera
Main camera
64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
13 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
5.3	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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker
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
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

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