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Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 1 month 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 A26 5G
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • Delivers 148% higher peak brightness (1927 against 777 nits)
  • 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 768K)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A26 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
101.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A26 5G
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type Super AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 385 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 800 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.2%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A26 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A26 5G
777 nits
Pixel 9a +148%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.22/5) Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 269 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A26 5G +3%
86.7%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2400 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 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 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 160 896
GPU clock 949 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A26 5G
1015
Pixel 9a +65%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A26 5G
2899
Pixel 9a +40%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A26 5G
3046
Pixel 9a +156%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 3046 7784
Single-core score 1015 1677
Multi-core score 2899 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A26 5G
768287
Pixel 9a +72%
1321069
CPU 320350 445318
GPU 83203 410687
Memory 129434 175537
UX 230611 289527
Total score 768287 1321069
Samples [27 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A26 5G
274
Pixel 9a +287%
1060
Stability 98% 81%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 274 1060
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A26 5G +3%
13227
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 11515 10570
Video editing 7315 7547
Photo editing 24850 21264
Data manipulation 10288 12988
Writing score 17482 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-07 (bes)AnTuTu 12872304
📘 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
📘 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
📘 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
📘 2026-09-26 (maks🇰🇿)AnTuTu 12871135
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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
Add View all (7)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 21.7 GB 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 25 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 No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:42 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 12:14 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 100 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A26 5G
19:28 hr
Pixel 9a +4%
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 Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 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 27 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 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 Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K4HA Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
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/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor Hynix Hi-1339 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 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 5.3 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 No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region 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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A26 5G +5%
92.1 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 March 2025
Release date March 2025 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $499
Successor - - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 0.41 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.96 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - 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 9a is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1 (33.3%)
2 (66.7%)
Total votes: 3

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