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Samsung Galaxy A14 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

43 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A14 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 700) that was released on January 4, 2023, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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 Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (24:50 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Delivers 275% higher peak brightness (1927 against 514 nits)
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 515K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Google Pixel 9a 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 85% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A14 5G to Google Pixel 9a is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: camera, display, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A14 5G
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type PLS TFT POLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 399 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 80.4% 84.5%
Display features - - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.2%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A14 5G
6.6″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.3 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A14 5G
514 nits
Pixel 9a +275%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 167.7 mm (6.6 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 9.1 mm (0.36 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Red White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A14 5G
80.4%
Pixel 9a +5%
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 700 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2200 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 64 896
GPU clock 950 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~121.6 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A14 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A14 5G
705
Pixel 9a +138%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A14 5G
1917
Pixel 9a +112%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A14 5G
1220
Pixel 9a +538%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 1220 7784
Single-core score 705 1677
Multi-core score 1917 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A14 5G
515647
Pixel 9a +156%
1321069
CPU 185796 445318
GPU 44366 410687
Memory 120419 175537
UX 165066 289527
Total score 515647 1321069
Samples [5 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 81%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1060
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 327 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A14 5G
8817
Pixel 9a +46%
12890
Web score 7538 10570
Video editing 5703 7547
Photo editing 15738 21264
Data manipulation 7931 12988
Writing score 10045 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)CPU Throttle53%
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 GPU1491
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)Geekbench 6 CPU683 / 1924
📘 2026-07-13 (Gelap)AnTuTu 11488483
📘 2026-07-04 (adriandex)AnTuTu 11542634
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 6.0 Stock Android
OS size 18.8 GB 14 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:22 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:23 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:47 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 06:08 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 117 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A14 5G +23%
24:50 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung JN1 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 13 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 145
Zoom - 99
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor SK-Hynix hi-1336 CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A14 5G +3%
90.4 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced January 2023 March 2025
Release date January 2023 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $499
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A17 5G - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 0.56 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.28 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A14 5G:
    - The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
*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 9a is definitely a better buy.

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