Huawei P8 lite (2017) vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 13, 2017	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€239	$449

Design

Dimensions
5.80 x 2.87 x 0.30 inches 147.2 x 72.94 x 7.60 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Blue, White	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 69.41% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 655	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2100 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (BSI sensor, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.25 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
8 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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