Nokia 8 vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 16, 2017	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
5.96 x 2.90 x 0.31 inches 151.5 x 73.7 x 7.9 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.64 oz (160.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash; IP54	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Brown, Blue	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
5.3-inch, 69.44% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 700 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1440px, 554 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2500 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (15, 14, 13)

Battery

Type
3090 mAh, Li - Ion	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
13 MP (Wide Angle) Video capture: 4K UHD	13 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
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 9 (450/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	6GB/128GB

Links

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