Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	May 07, 2024
MSRP
$ 999	$ 499 / € 549

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches 165.1 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Folded
(85.1 x 71.9 x 15.1 mm)
Weight
6.60 oz (187.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IPX8	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mint, Graphite, Cream, Lavender, Gray, Blue, Green, Yellow	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.70% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 426 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Front cover display
3.4 inches 720 x748 px Super AMOLED Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2)

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 740	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
3700 mAh	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 10.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 11min

Browsing

12h 21min

Video

7h 13min

Gaming

7h 23min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 1.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
10 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

136

Overall

137

Photo

135

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, 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	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands 5G Ready	Bands 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, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38, 41
3G
	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 13, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMF731U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 0.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.13 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

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