Google Pixel 6a vs Pixel 6 Pro
56
out of 100
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66
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 6a (with Google Tensor) that was released on May 11, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Shows 12% longer battery life (20:44 vs 18:34 hours)
- Weighs 32 grams less
- The phone is 7 months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 23W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 19% higher pixel density (512 vs 429 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 6.4% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 429 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 6 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 6a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9543 | - |
| Single-core score | 1487 | 1477 |
| Multi-core score | 3664 | 3595 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 425227 | 365546 |
| GPU | 126878 | 169803 |
| Memory | 171601 | 178763 |
| UX | 291787 | 295913 |
| Total score | 1015493 | 1010025 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 670 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 57% | 59% |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1854 | 1899 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7105 | 9483 |
| Video editing | 5884 | 6934 |
| Photo editing | 19072 | 19835 |
| Data manipulation | 10310 | 12712 |
| Writing score | 15550 | 16245 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 6a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180 | AnTuTu 12 | 1235821 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (duwi) | AnTuTu 11 | 774697 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117985 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini) | AnTuTu 11 | 1015541 |
| 📘 2026-07-27 (Ash) | AnTuTu 11 | 978066 |
Google Pixel 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (rulz_103) | AnTuTu 12 | 1225085 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 990021 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Khakan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1138804 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 (Albert Wesker) | AnTuTu 11 | 918665 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Ivan2010shadoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1111076 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14.3 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
| Security updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4410 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:51 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:25 hr | 06:56 hr |
| Watching video | 14:20 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12.2 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 4x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 114° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12.2 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12.2 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 48 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | - | 104 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX586 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.25 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | - |
| Preview | 67 | - |
| Zoom | 74 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 143 |
| Video | - | 115 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2022 | October 2021 |
| Release date | June 2022 | October 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $900 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10a | - Google Pixel 10 Pro |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.31 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 6 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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