LG KU970 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
3.92 x 1.99 x 0.53 inches 100 x 50.6 x 13.7 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
4.23 oz / 120.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Numeric keypad, Soft keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
2.2-inch, 29.78% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
320x240px, 182 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
262 144
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
0.512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4277
3D Mark High
Untested	2419
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
800 mAh, Li - Ion	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
2 MP (Autofocus)	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Yes	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
Yes	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
1.2	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
USB
Yes	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
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
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	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 19, 2007 FCC ID value: BEJKU970
Measured SAR
Head: 0.77 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.34 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
LG KU970 Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
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LG KU970 Review	Google Pixel 8a Review