Google Pixel 8a vs Pixel 7 Pro
75 out of 100
VS
73 out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 8a (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on May 7, 2024, against the Google Pixel 7 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 1 year and 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
- Shows 7% longer battery life (19:43 vs 18:28 hours)
- Delivers 39% higher peak brightness (1518 against 1090 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1223K versus 938K)
- The phone is 1 year and 7 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1683 and 1404 points
- Weighs 24 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 508 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4492 mAh
- 19% higher pixel density (512 vs 430 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 7% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 430 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 88.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 97% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 368321 | 281217 |
| GPU | 432077 | 268867 |
| Memory | 218319 | 163085 |
| UX | 204978 | 225211 |
| Total score | 1223695 | 938380 |
| Samples | [3 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.4 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | - | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6383 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9149 |
| Video editing | - | 6753 |
| Photo editing | - | 18587 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10862 |
| Writing score | - | 16143 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 18.4 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4492 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:09 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:15 hr | 07:06 hr |
| Watching video | 13:00 hr | 12:49 hr |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | 04:48 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 83 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 126° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73" | 1/1.31" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | - | 120 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | Sony IMX381 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | 1/2.9" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 60 | 70 |
| Preview | 71 | 74 |
| Zoom | 126 | 143 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 140 |
| Video | - | 146 |
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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Release date | May 2024 | October 2022 |
| Launch price | $499 | $899 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
