Motorola Moto G200 vs Google Pixel 6a
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Moto G200 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus) that was released on November 18, 2021, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G200
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (33W versus 18W)
- 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1587 and 1467 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Delivers 57% higher peak brightness (880 against 559 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Stereo speakers
- OLED display (versus competitor''s TFT LCD)
- Weighs 24 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 395 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 460 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 560 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 83% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.9% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 168.07 mm (6.62 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 75.53 mm (2.97 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.89 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP52 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2995 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.995 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 660 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 905 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1853.4 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 256163 | - |
| GPU | 298689 | - |
| Memory | 178503 | - |
| UX | 225055 | 913000 |
| Total score | 966039 | 914585 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | 83% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 33 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5573 | 6194 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6177 |
| Video editing | - | 5806 |
| Photo editing | - | 17969 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9425 |
| Writing score | - | 15432 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | - | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:14 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:25 hr | 10:54 hr |
| Watching video | 11:50 hr | 16:44 hr |
| Gaming | 05:29 hr | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | 123 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 119° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (108 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12.2 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Pixel size: 1 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2021 | May 2022 |
| Release date | February 2022 | June 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G200 . But if the camera, gaming, software, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6a .
