Google Pixel 8a vs Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Dec 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €549	$300

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.34 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 161 x 76.5 x 8.3 mm
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.95 oz (197.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Brave Black, Personality Yellow, Fantasy Blue, Optimistic Blue

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Mali-G68
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (14)

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: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 16min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

8h 37min

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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, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
13 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

127

Overall

136

Photo

119

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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
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	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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 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	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 8a Specs	Samsung Galaxy A25 5G Specs
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