Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch	Google Pixel 6a
Released · May 21, 2017	Released · Jul 21, 2022
12.0-inch · 1440x2160px	6.1-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera	Dual camera
8GB · 256GB	6GB · 128GB
5070 mAh	4410 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$449

Design

Dimensions
11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches 291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
26.60 oz (754.0 g)	6.28 oz (178.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 73.63% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 (14 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25GHz Cortex-A76 4x1.80GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Intel HD	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
8GB/256GB 4GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Windows (10)	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)

Battery

Type
5070 mAh	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
5 MP	8 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 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 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
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, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants


Memory	4GB/128GB

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

Links

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