Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Google Pixel 7a
72
out of 100
VS
74
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Google Pixel 7a, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 2 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 A54 5G
- Shows 26% longer battery life (37:16 vs 29:33 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 615 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4385 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (746K versus 585K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Delivers 9% higher peak brightness (1070 against 982 nits)
- 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1437 and 1011 points
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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 700 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 81.8% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 98.4% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 218 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 152 mm (5.98 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Gray, Blue, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | - | 672 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~608 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181030 | 232766 |
| GPU | 165803 | 187707 |
| Memory | 90151 | 160960 |
| UX | 147755 | 162802 |
| Total score | 585285 | 746407 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 50.8 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 65% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2819 | 6343 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10192 | 7662 |
| Video editing | 7236 | 6390 |
| Photo editing | 25937 | 19572 |
| Data manipulation | 10909 | 10210 |
| Writing score | 16336 | 15268 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 28 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4385 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (20% in 36 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:35 hr | 11:05 hr |
| Watching video | 17:55 hr | 15:28 hr |
| Gaming | 05:28 hr | 05:16 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (64 MP + 13 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.73", Sony IMX787 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Sony IMX712 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | May 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7a . But if the display, battery life, software, and design are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G .
