Motorola Moto G23 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.50 oz (184.2 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mate Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.5-inch	6.1-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
90Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.90 %	81.28 %
Peak brightness
400 cd/m2 (nit)	2000 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Nona-core 1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X3 + 4x 2.45GHz Cortex-A715 + 4x 2.15GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
8GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 215 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 27min

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP	13 MP

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41	Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 2, 3, 5, 8	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
No
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 499 / € 549

Availability

Officially announced
	May 07, 2024

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G23 Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
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