Google Pixel 8a vs Pixel 6 Pro
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 8a (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on May 7, 2024, against the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 2 years and 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 8a
- Delivers 76% higher peak brightness (1506 against 854 nits)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1433K versus 1010K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 2 years and 7 months newer
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Weighs 22 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Thinner bezels – 7.3% more screen real estate
- 19% higher pixel density (512 vs 430 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
- Reverse charging feature
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 | 6.1 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 430 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1400 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.1% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 6 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 8a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) |
| Width | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.52/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
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) | 8490 | - |
| Single-core score | 1491 | 1477 |
| Multi-core score | 3584 | 3595 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 546093 | 365546 |
| GPU | 391230 | 169803 |
| Memory | 195569 | 178763 |
| UX | 300801 | 295913 |
| Total score | 1433693 | 1010025 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [17 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 66% |
| Graphics test | 7 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 990 | 670 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | - | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1899 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9483 |
| Video editing | - | 6934 |
| Photo editing | - | 19835 |
| Data manipulation | - | 12712 |
| Writing score | - | 16245 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 8a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-12-28 (adismsha) | AnTuTu 11 | 1471866 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8490 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1491 / 3584 |
| 📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_dise | AnTuTu 11 | 1397797 |
| 📘 2025-12-17 (jpara_dise) | AnTuTu 11 | 1397797 |
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 | 8 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 18.4 GB | 14 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4492 mAh | 5003 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:09 hr | 1:59 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 08:15 hr | 06:56 hr |
| Watching video | 13:00 hr | 10:55 hr |
| Gaming | 04:54 hr | 04:56 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 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 | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 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 | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Samsung GN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 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 | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | Sony IMX386 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 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 | 60 | - |
| Preview | 71 | - |
| Zoom | 126 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 11.1 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 3840 x 2880 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 | 5.3 | 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 | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | October 2021 |
| Release date | May 2024 | October 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $900 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10a | - Google Pixel 10 Pro |
| 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
If the gaming is more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8a. But if the camera and design are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6 Pro.
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