Google Pixel 8a vs Motorola Edge 50 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €549	€699

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.35 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches 161.2 x 72.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic, Vegan Leather Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Luxe Lavender, Black Beauty, Moonlight Pearl, Vanilla Cream

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 92.82% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2712x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SM7550-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x2.63GHz Cortex-A715 4x2.4​GHz Cortex-A715 3x1.8​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Adreno 720
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR4X)/512GB (UFS 2.2) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 125.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

14h 37min

Video

9h 13min

Gaming

8h 59min

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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	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.55" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 67 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

143

Overall

151

Photo

134

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
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, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 8a Specs	Motorola Edge 50 Pro Specs
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