Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 17, 2024	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$1300 | €1449	8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm (~9.5 mm with camera bump)	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
8.22 oz / 233.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor) Frame: Titanium	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.12% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
3088x1440px, 19.5:9 ratio, 501 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2310 (Excellent)	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1.1 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.39GHz Cortex-X4 5x3.1GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.2​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 750	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14), up to 7 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2187	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
6669	4385
3D Mark High
4960	2625
3D Mark Low
2710	2124

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 39min

Browsing

20h 6min

Video

8h 18min

Gaming

13h 53min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
200 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX754 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony IMX854 Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 111 mm Sensor size: 1/2.52" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
12 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

156

Overall

162

Photo

151

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax	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 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 29, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS928U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.26 W/kg Body: 0.62 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1420

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1660