Samsung Galaxy A03 vs Google Pixel 6a
49
out of 100
VS
70
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A03 (with Unisoc T606) that was released on November 26, 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 Samsung Galaxy A03
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 4.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (914K versus 206K)
- Delivers 109% higher peak brightness (880 against 422 nits)
- 59% higher pixel density (429 vs 270 PPI)
- Modern USB Type-C port
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- More energy-efficient CPU – Google Tensor
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
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
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 270 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.8% | 83% |
| Display features | - |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96% | 96.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 45 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | 1641:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.2 mm (6.46 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Red | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc T606 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 1600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 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 | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP1 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 650 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~83.2 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 75655 | - |
| GPU | 25987 | - |
| Memory | 49741 | - |
| UX | 54622 | 913000 |
| Total score | 206902 | 914585 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 43.2 °C | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 407 | 6194 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5985 | 6177 |
| Video editing | 3936 | 5806 |
| Photo editing | 13761 | 17969 |
| Data manipulation | 5461 | 9425 |
| Writing score | 8396 | 15432 |
Memory
| RAM size | 3, 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 32, 64, 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 13.5 GB | 14.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (20% in 40 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 3:35 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:54 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:44 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:05 hr |
| Standby | - | 91 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 114° |
| Lenses | 2 (48 MP + 2 MP) | 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - 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 | - |
- 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 |
- |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2560 x 1960 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 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 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | Micro USB | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | No | 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 * | 4 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2021 | May 2022 |
| Release date | January 2022 | June 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 6a is definitely a better buy.
