Motorola Moto G72 vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 29, 2022	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$449

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches 160.5 x 74.4 x 7.9 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.28% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 410 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G99 MT8781 (6 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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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
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
16 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
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	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, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	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, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

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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