Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Pixel 6a
71
out of 100
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56
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 8 Pro (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on October 4, 2023, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 1 year and 5 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 8 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Delivers 83% higher peak brightness (1600 against 875 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 23W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1367K versus 1015K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 14% higher pixel density (489 vs 429 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Weighs 35 grams less
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1344 x 2992 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 489 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 2400 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.5% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 8 Pro
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 6a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.6 mm (6.4 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 213 g (7.51 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
- 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 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G715s MC10 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 890 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6573 | 9543 |
| Single-core score | 1765 | 1487 |
| Multi-core score | 4297 | 3664 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 468427 | 425227 |
| GPU | 384941 | 126878 |
| Memory | 182041 | 171601 |
| UX | 331822 | 291787 |
| Total score | 1367231 | 1015493 |
| Samples | [14 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | - |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 982 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 75% | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1854 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7105 |
| Video editing | - | 5884 |
| Photo editing | - | 19072 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10310 |
| Writing score | - | 15550 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-04 (Karlik) | AnTuTu 12 | 1408420 |
| 📘 2026-05-05 (s1mpick) | AnTuTu 11 | 1338293 |
| 📘 2026-05-04 (Bilal Ahmed) | AnTuTu 11 | 1367231 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 -> Spaikleonow | AnTuTu 11 | 1482218 |
| 📘 2026-03-26 (Bilal) | AnTuTu 11 | 1328640 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 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 14 (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 | 7 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5050 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:23 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:23 hr | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | 12:10 hr | 14:20 hr |
| Gaming | 04:58 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 87 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | 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 | 126° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
1) Standard: 12.2 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GNV | 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 |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.8 | - |
| Focal length | 113 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGM5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 65 |
| Preview | 75 | 67 |
| Zoom | 152 | 74 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 10.5 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 | - | 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 | Phase autofocus | 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
| Photo | 143 | - |
| Video | 149 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2023 | May 2022 |
| Release date | October 2023 | June 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $449 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 Pro | - 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 |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 8 Pro:
- The smartphone includes a temperature sensor.
*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 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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