Google Pixel 9a vs Sony Xperia 1 VII Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	May 13, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	12GB/256GB - €1499 12GB/512GB - €1599

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)	6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 162 x 74 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	6.95 oz / 197.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Moss Green, Orchid Purple, Slate Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 86.59% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 396 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	2173 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.05 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (15)	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	3084
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	9267
3D Mark High
2625	6342
3D Mark Low
2124	4077

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 25min

Browsing

20h 37min

Video

7h 19min

Gaming

13h 35min

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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	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.35" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 7.1x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 85-170 mm Sensor size: 1/3.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

136

Overall

142

Photo

130

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
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, 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	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	5G Ready
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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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