Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 8 Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 3a or Google Pixel 8 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 3a | Google Pixel 8 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2023, October 04 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.76 in | 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm | 5.93 x 5.93 x 2.79 in | |
| Weight | 147 g | 5.19 oz | 187 g | 6.6 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | Obsidian, Hazel, Rose, Mint | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4575 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | € 799.0 | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | OLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | Type OLED | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.6" in | 6.2" in | |
| Screen area | 79.6 cm2 | 91.1 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 75.0% | 85.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2220 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 441 PPI | 428 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Asahi Dragontrail Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass Victus | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 50 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 101 | 148 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | 152 | |
| DxOMark Video | 95 | 148 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 10.5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm, PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 14 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) | - Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | - Nine-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) | |
| GPU | Adreno 615 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 944860 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 250638 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 393308 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 123821 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 250638 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 366 | 1551 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1216 | 3850 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 5084 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 630 | 5942 | |
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | 1563 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1300 | 4159 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1603 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5206 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6426 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 4895 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM and eSIM | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GKWS6, G9BQD -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GKWS6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G9BQD |
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| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | USB Type-C 3.2USB Type-C 3.2 | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
- 27W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min -18W Wireless charging -Reverse Wireless charging - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B |
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