Google Pixel 9a vs Google Pixel 9 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Aug 13, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	$999 | €1229

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)	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Rose Quartz

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 86.95% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2856x1280px, 20:9 ratio, 497 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	2655 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	16GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 16GB/256GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	1843
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	3951
3D Mark High
2625	2548
3D Mark Low
2124	1673

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 21.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 53min

Browsing

17h 0min

Video

10h 11min

Gaming

7h 21min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GNK Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
	48 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 113 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	42 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

151

Overall

159

Photo

142

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, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, 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

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, 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, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41, 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 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1219

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1449

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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