Google Pixel 9a vs Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Mar 17, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	12GB/256GB - $469

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)	6.41 x 3.07 x 0.32 inches 162.9 x 77.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass 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

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.22% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, 3500 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2772x1280px, 447 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	3362 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Mali G1-Ultra
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	2636
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	8334
3D Mark High
2625	4194
3D Mark Low
2124	3416

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	8500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 100.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

10h 21min

Browsing

26h 6min

Video

15h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	Yes
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	20 MP

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	Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, 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	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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