Google Pixel 8a vs Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$499 | €549	$399

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	6.41 x 3.08 x 0.29 inches (~0.34 inches with camera bump) 162.9 x 78.2 x 7.4 mm (~8.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.63 oz (188.0 g)	6.88 oz (195.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
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	Lavender, Black, White, Lime

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 86.51% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Adreno 710
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.2) 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (15)

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: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 26min

Browsing

16h 53min

Video

8h 0min

Gaming

9h 8min

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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, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.96"
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: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

120

Overall

126

Photo

114

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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, QZSS, 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 8a Specs	Samsung Galaxy A36 5G Specs
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