Google Pixel 8 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 8 or Google Pixel 5a 5G Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 8 Google Pixel 5a 5G
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Release date 2023, October 04 2021, August 17
Dimensions (HxWxD) 150.5 x 70.8 x 8.9 mm | 5.93 x 5.93 x 2.79 in 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm | 6.1 x 6.1 x 2.9 in
Weight 187 g | 6.6 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, aluminum back
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Colors Obsidian, Hazel, Rose, Mint Mostly Black
Battery 4575 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 4680 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology OLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.34" in
Screen area 91.1 cm2 97.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.5% 85.0%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 428 PPI 415 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - 120Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
-HDR
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 12.2 MP, Dual
Camera specs -50 MP (12 MP eff.), f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 126˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, AF
-12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
DxOMark Main Score 148
DxOMark Photo 152
DxOMark Video 148
Front camera, selfie 10.5 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 10.5 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Functions HDR, panorama Auto-HDR
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 11
Chipset - Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) - Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
CPU - Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver)
GPU Immortalis-G715s MC10 Adreno 620
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 944860
Antutu 10 CPU 250638
Antutu 10 GPU 393308
Antutu 10 Mem 123821
Antutu 10 UX 250638
Antutu 8 Total 291058
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1551
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3850
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 5084
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 5942
GeekBench 5 Single Core 1563 574
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 4159 1337

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-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
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
-5G - 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C 3.1
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Circle to Search
- 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)

- Fast charging 18W
-USB Power Delivery 2.0
- IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

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