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Google Pixel 7 vs Pixel 6a

62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
VS
56 out of 100
Google Pixel 6a
Google Pixel 7
Google Pixel 6a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 7 (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
6 / 128 GB
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 20W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 1015K)
  • Delivers 11% higher peak brightness (973 against 875 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
  • Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7 and Pixel 6a crucial features
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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
159.2
(Excellent)
Value Index
64.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 7
vs
Pixel 6a

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 416 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.2% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.5% 96.9%
PWM 360 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 3 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7 +11%
973 nits
Pixel 6a
875 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) 152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) 71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP67
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Yellow White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 7 +2%
84.2%
Pixel 6a
82.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 6a
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor
Max clock 2850 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 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 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) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MC10 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units 448 640
GPU clock 848 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7 and Google Pixel 6a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 7
1462
Pixel 6a +2%
1487
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7 +6%
3871
Pixel 6a
3664
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 7
3696
Pixel 6a +158%
9543
Compute Score (GPU) 3696 9543
Single-core score 1462 1487
Multi-core score 3871 3664
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 7 +19%
1203381
Pixel 6a
1015493
CPU 420771 425227
GPU 289075 126878
Memory 204670 171601
UX 288865 291787
Total score 1203381 1015493
Samples [24 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 7
703
Pixel 6a
n/a
Stability 77% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 703 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 7
1841
Pixel 6a +1%
1854
Stability 75% 57%
Graphics test 11 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1841 1854
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 7 +5%
10994
Pixel 6a
10455
Web score 7923 7105
Video editing 6434 5884
Photo editing 18842 19072
Data manipulation 11061 10310
Writing score 15053 15550
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59AnTuTu 121477460
📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244.AnTuTu 111258304
📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa)AnTuTu 111259081
📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun)AnTuTu 111232487
📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel)AnTuTu 111184600
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Google Pixel 6a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180AnTuTu 121235821
📘 2026-08-19 (duwi)AnTuTu 11774697
📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo)AnTuTu 111117985
📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini)AnTuTu 111015541
📘 2026-07-27 (Ash)AnTuTu 11978066
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 14 GB 14.3 GB
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4355 mAh 4410 mAh
Max charge power 20 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:51 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:58 hr 08:25 hr
Watching video 13:42 hr 14:20 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 82 hr 89 hr
General battery life
Pixel 7
19:30 hr
Pixel 6a +6%
20:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital Digital
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: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 25 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung GN1 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX381 Sony IMX386
Sensor size 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.25 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 7 +9%
145
Pixel 6a
133
Video quality
Pixel 7 +13%
143
Pixel 6a
126
Generic main camera score
Pixel 7 +15%
140
Pixel 6a
122
Bokeh 70 65
Preview 72 67
Zoom 106 74
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3840 x 2160
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 7
138
Pixel 6a
n/a
Photo 134 -
Video 144 -

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 LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
Network
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
Pixel 7 +1%
88.3 dB
Pixel 6a
87.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2022 May 2022
Release date October 2022 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $449
Successor - Google Pixel 10 - Google Pixel 10a
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 7 is definitely a better buy.

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So, which phone would you choose?
188 (35.3%)
345 (64.7%)
Total votes: 533

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