Google Pixel 8a vs LG G7 ThinQ Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 8a or LG G7 ThinQ Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 8a | LG G7 ThinQ | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2024, May 07 | 2018, May | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm | 5.99 x 5.99 x 2.86 in | 153.2 x 71.9 x 7.9 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 2.83 in | |
| Weight | 188 g | 6.63 oz | 162 g | 5.71 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe | New Platinum Gray, New Aurora Black, New Moroccan Blue, Raspberry Rose | |
| Battery | 4492 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | £ 390.34 | 410 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 16M | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.1" in | 6.1" in | |
| Screen area | 90.3 cm2 | 91.0 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 19.5:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 81.6% | 82.6% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1440 x 3120 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 430 PPI | 564 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (peak) -Always-on display |
- 100% DCI-P3 -Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Always-on display |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Dual | 16 MP, Dual | |
| Camera specs | -64 MP (16 MP eff.), f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm |
-16 MP, f/1.6, 30mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, f/1.9, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1'', no AF |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@240fps, HDR, 24-bit/192kHz stereo sound rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 136 | 85 | |
| DxOMark Photo | 141 | 87 | |
| DxOMark Video | 128 | 79 | |
| Front camera, selfie | 13 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm | 8 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide) | |
| Functions | HDR, panorama | ||
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps | 1080p@60fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades | Android 8.0 (Oreo), planned upgrade to Android 9.0 (P) | |
| Chipset | - Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) | |
| CPU | - Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) | - Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) | |
| GPU | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | Adreno 630 | |
| External memory | No | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM modelmicroSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - d | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 10 Total | 832187 | ||
| Antutu 10 CPU | 183261 | ||
| Antutu 10 GPU | 361369 | ||
| Antutu 10 Mem | 124299 | ||
| Antutu 10 UX | 183261 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 297546 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 510 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1690 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 1951 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 1832 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 481 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1955 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 2317 | ||
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 8444 | ||
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 13153 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM and eSIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE | |
| 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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - G6GPR (International) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - G8HHN (USA), GKV4X (NA) -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G6GPR (International) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GKV4X (NA) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G8HHN (USA) |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G710AWM -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 42(3500), 46 - Global LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700), 20(800), 28(700), 46, 66(1700/2100) - USA (G710ULM) 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), 40(2300), 41(2500) - USA (G710PM) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - G710EMW, G710EAW1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,17,20,25,29,30,38,41,46,66 - G710AWM |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps or Cat15 800/150 Mbps (region dependant) | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.2 | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head) 1.47 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | FM radio | |
| Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
| Others | - 32-bit/192kHz audio -DTS: X Surround Sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
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 - 18W Fast charging, Power Delivery 3.0 -7.5W Wireless charging - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min) |
- WPC&PMA wireless charging (US version only) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -MIL-STD-810G compliant |
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| Versions |
- Also known as LG G7+ with 128 GB storage Versions: G710EM (Global); G710PM (Sprint), G710VMP (Verizon); G710ULM (USA unlocked); G710EMW (CH, AU, NZL, HKG); G710EAW 128/6 (HKG, SGP, AU, EU); G710AWM (C |
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