Google Pixel 8a vs Blackview WAVE 9C Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.44 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 163.6 x 75.8 x 9.15 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Black, Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.19% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	1612x720px, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1903 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T603
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/64GB (eMMC 5.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1621	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4277	Untested
3D Mark High
2419	Untested
3D Mark Low
1624	Untested

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Battery

Type
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	13 MP Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/4"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	Yes
Front
13 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	4.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

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