Motorola Moto G Power (2024) vs Google Pixel 6a
57 out of 100
VS
63 out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Moto G Power (2024) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7020) that was released on March 12, 2024, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 1 year and 10 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 Motorola Moto G Power (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 93% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (909K versus 471K)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- 63% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1448 and 890 points
- Weighs 23 grams less
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 (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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 | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 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 | 84.8% | 82.2% |
| 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 | 167.2 mm (6.58 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 201 g (7.09 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | Yes | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7020 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 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 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | IMG BXM-8-256 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 144 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~259.2 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 155892 | 250722 |
| GPU | 78906 | 324786 |
| Memory | 106020 | 143829 |
| UX | 130704 | 190161 |
| Total score | 471522 | 909498 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | [34 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | - | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | - | 56% |
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6194 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 6266 |
| Video editing | - | 5842 |
| Photo editing | - | 18092 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9519 |
| Writing score | - | 15351 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | My UX | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 14.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | - | 14:20 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP | 1) Standard: 12.2 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 27 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.55" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.9" |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 65 |
| Preview | - | 67 |
| Zoom | - | 74 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 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* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | May 2022 |
| Release date | March 2024 | June 2022 |
| Launch price | $299 | $449 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.31 W/kg |
| 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.
