Google Pixel 8a vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €549	$1799

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.11 x 5.91 x 0.20 inches 155.2 x 150.2 x 5.1 mm
Folded
	6.11 x3.03 x0.41 inches (155.2 x 77.1 x 10.5 mm)
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	9.07 oz / 257.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water; IPX8
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Obsidian, Porcelain

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2152x2076px, 374 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.3 inches 2424 x1080 px OLED 120Hz refresh rate, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1903 (Excellent)	2462 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1621	1962
GeekBench 6 Multi
4277	4405
3D Mark High
2419	2555
3D Mark Low
1624	2243

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Battery

Type
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	4650 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 21.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 43min

Browsing

16h 25min

Video

5h 47min

Gaming

9h 20min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple 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	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX787 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10.5 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3LU Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Third camera
	10.8 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3J1 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.1 Focal Length: 112 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, 10-bit HDR
Front
13 MP	10 MP Folded: 10 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

139

Overall

149

Photo

129

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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) 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, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB