RED Hydrogen One vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

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4.0
RED Hydrogen One
5.4
Google Pixel 6a
RED Hydrogen One Google Pixel 6a
Released · Nov 02, 2018
Released · Jul 21, 2022
5.7-inch · 2560x1440px
6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
6GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
4410 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1295 $449

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 3.37 x 0.39 inches
164.78 x 85.71 x 10 mm
5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
9.28 oz / 263.0 g 6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass, Plastic
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Iris scanner, Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 63.48% screen-to-body 6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1440px, 515 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
3D
Glasses-free
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) 2 (Good)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2450 MHz
Kryo 280
Hexa-core
2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1
2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76
4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 540 Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/256GB
6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (15, 14, 13, 12)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 3313
3D Mark High
Untested 1620
3D Mark Low
Untested 1011

Battery

Type
4500 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

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12.3 MP (PDAF) 12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
12.3 MP (PDAF) 12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
3D capture
Yes
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera) 8 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
133
Overall
140
Photo
127
Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
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 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 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones, Vibration
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 15, 2018
FCC ID value: 2AOYWH1A1000
Measured SAR
Head: 0.22 W/kg
Body: 1.33 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.33 W/kg

Alternative variants

Titanium edition
Memory 256GB
Weight 10.30 oz / 292.0 g
Materials Back: Titanium
Prices (MSRP) $1595
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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