Google Pixel 9a vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Jul 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	$499

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)	1.73 x 1.83 x 1.81 inches 44 x 46.4 x 46 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	2.22 oz / 63.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water (up to 5 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	1.3-inch
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	438x438px, 462 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Sapphire

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Exynos W1000 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	2GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Wear OS

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	Untested
3D Mark High
2625	Untested
3D Mark Low
2124	Untested

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	445 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
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
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Heart rate, Thermometer, Barometer, Step detector, Blood Oxygen, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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