Xiaomi Mi 6 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2017	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$421	$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
5.72 x 2.78 x 0.29 inches 145.17 x 70.49 x 7.45 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
5.93 oz / 168.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 71.27% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 428 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2457 MHz Kryo 280	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 540	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4277
3D Mark High
Untested	2419
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
3350 mAh, Li - Polymer	4492 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

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: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 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 (Telephoto, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 52 mm Pixel size: 1 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), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

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	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, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 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	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G 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, 3, 5, 7, 8	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
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Ceramic edition

Weight	6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials	Back: Ceramic
Prices (MSRP)	$436

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$363