Google Pixel 8a vs Google Pixel 6 Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 8a

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Google Pixel 6

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Google Pixel 8a or Google Pixel 6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 8a Google Pixel 6
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Release date 2024, May 07 2021, October 19
Dimensions (HxWxD) 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm | 5.99 x 5.99 x 2.86 in 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 188 g | 6.63 oz 207 g | 7.3 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe Sorta Seafoam, Kinda Coral, Stormy Black
Battery 4492 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 4614 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
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Screen

Technology OLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.1" in 6.4" in
Screen area 90.3 cm2 98.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 81.6% 83.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 430 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (peak)
-Always-on display
- Always-on display
-90Hz
-HDR10+
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 64 MP, Dual 50 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
-50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Functions Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
DxOMark Main Score 136 132
DxOMark Photo 141 144
DxOMark Video 128 115
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Functions HDR, panorama Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 97
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 87

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, upgradable to Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 12
Chipset - Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) - Google Tensor (5 nm)
CPU - Nona-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X3 & 4x2.45 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x2.15 GHz Cortex-A510) - Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Immortalis-G715s MC10 Mali-G78 MP20
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 832187 820984
Antutu 10 CPU 183261 224459
Antutu 10 GPU 361369 261285
Antutu 10 Mem 124299 142559
Antutu 10 UX 183261 224459
Antutu 9 Total 678267
GeekBench 6 Single Core 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 3088
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 6359
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 996
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 2721

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM and eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / CDMA / 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, 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  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
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, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC 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 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Music and Audio

Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
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Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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)

- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
-Fast wireless charging 21W
-Reverse wireless charging
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

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