Google Pixel 9a vs Xiaomi 15 Specs Comparison

Availability

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

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)	6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; 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

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 90.03% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3200 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2670x1200px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	HDR support, Dolby Vision

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	3175 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Adreno 830
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	3053
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	9261
3D Mark High
2625	6220
3D Mark Low
2124	4475

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	5240 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

9h 49min

Gaming

11h 38min

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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, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

146

Overall

153

Photo

138

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 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
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, Infrared

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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

Links

Full specifications
Google Pixel 9a Specs	Xiaomi 15 Specs
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