Samsung Galaxy A22 vs Google Pixel 8a
40
out of 100
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66
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A22 (with MediaTek Helio G80) that was released on June 3, 2021, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 years and 11 months after. 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 Samsung Galaxy A22
- Shows 29% longer battery life (25:29 vs 19:43 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 8a
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- 4.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1433K versus 338K)
- Delivers 154% higher peak brightness (1506 against 593 nits)
- 57% higher pixel density (430 vs 274 PPI)
- 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)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 13
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G3
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
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 | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 720 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 274 ppi | 430 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 390 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.3% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 140.9% | 99.1% |
| PWM | 127 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 6 ms | 2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A22
6.4″ (20:9 ratio) = 15.3 in2
Pixel 8a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.3 mm (6.27 inches) | 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 73.6 mm (2.9 inches) | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.52/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G80 | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 2000 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 1 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 12 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali G52 MC2 | Immortalis-G715s MC10 |
| GPU shading units | 48 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~91.2 GFLOPS | ~1594.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 8490 |
| Single-core score | 521 | 1491 |
| Multi-core score | 1568 | 3584 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 139860 | 546093 |
| GPU | 26724 | 391230 |
| Memory | 82531 | 195569 |
| UX | 89370 | 300801 |
| Total score | 338485 | 1433693 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 67% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 990 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 173 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 5872 | - |
| Video editing | 4857 | - |
| Photo editing | 11129 | - |
| Data manipulation | 5981 | - |
| Writing score | 6856 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A22
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-05 (Giba) | AnTuTu 11 | 338485 |
| 📘 2026-06-02 (Erick Santiago Mendez Garcia) | AnTuTu 11 | 318039 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI Core 5.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 18.1 GB | 18.4 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4492 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (23% in 30 min) | Yes (33% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 2:09 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:51 hr | 08:15 hr |
| Watching video | 14:45 hr | 13:00 hr |
| Gaming | 05:51 hr | 04:54 hr |
| Standby | 121 hr | 86 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | 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 |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX258 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 7 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | June 2021 | May 2024 |
| Release date | June 2021 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $230 | $499 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A24 4G | - Google Pixel 10a |
| SAR (head) | 0.52 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.59 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 15 W | 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 8a is definitely a better buy.
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