Google Pixel 9a vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	$449

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	3313
3D Mark High
2625	1620
3D Mark Low
2124	1011

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
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, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
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
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, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, 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, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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, 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

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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