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Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Google Pixel 8

62 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
VS
69 out of 100
Google Pixel 8
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Google Pixel 8

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A55 5G (with Exynos 1480) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Google Pixel 8, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 5 months before. 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 A55 5G
  • Shows 36% longer battery life (26:41 vs 19:39 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • 41% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1443K versus 1021K)
  • Delivers 44% higher peak brightness (1437 against 1001 nits)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 18W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Google Pixel 8 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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Value for money (Beta)

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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
62.2
(Average)
Value Index
41.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A55 5G
vs
Pixel 8

Display

Type Super AMOLED OLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 390 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 85.8% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 99.2%
PWM 120 Hz 170 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A55 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 8
6.2″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.4 in2
~15% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A55 5G
1001 nits
Pixel 8 +44%
1437 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.1 mm (6.34 inches) 150.5 mm (5.93 inches)
Width 77.4 mm (3.05 inches) 70.8 mm (2.79 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Blue, Purple, Yellow Black, Gray, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A55 5G
85.8%
Pixel 8 +2%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Google Pixel 8
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1480 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 2750 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 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 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 530 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 128 896
GPU clock 1300 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~665.6 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and Google Pixel 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A55 5G
1137
Pixel 8 +51%
1722
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A55 5G
3437
Pixel 8 +30%
4458
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4101 -
Single-core score 1137 1722
Multi-core score 3437 4458
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A55 5G
1021736
Pixel 8 +41%
1443431
CPU 348485 535125
GPU 226076 387735
Memory 182794 186665
UX 264381 333906
Total score 1021736 1443431
Samples [29 tests] [10 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A55 5G
459
Pixel 8 +112%
971
Stability 98% 73%
Graphics test 3 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 459 971
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 982 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11788 -
Video editing 7255 -
Photo editing 23283 -
Data manipulation 10941 -
Writing score 17673 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-17 (Артем)AnTuTu 111080442
📘 2026-08-23 (No)AnTuTu 11965699
📘 2026-08-14 (Brice)Geekbench 6 CPU1115 / 3126
📘 2026-08-06 (Mazen)AnTuTu 111057022
📘 2026-06-28 (SK.EMTIAZ)AnTuTu 111021736
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Google Pixel 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-malik)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-08-28 (asfiii-baloch)AnTuTu 111515235
📘 2026-05-04 (reazz)AnTuTu 111356451
📘 2026-04-29 -> tonymennyAnTuTu 111446448
📘 2026-03-16 (Quan)AnTuTu 111479583
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 20.1 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4575 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 27 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (18 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (56% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:03 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:24 hr 08:08 hr
Watching video 17:52 hr 14:06 hr
Gaming 05:16 hr 04:49 hr
Standby 125 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A55 5G +36%
26:41 hr
Pixel 8
19:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8192 x 6144
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 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 126°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX258 Sony IMX386 Exmor RS
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
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Galaxy A55 5G
110
Pixel 8 +38%
152
Video quality
Galaxy A55 5G
117
Pixel 8 +26%
148
Generic main camera score
Galaxy A55 5G
108
Pixel 8 +37%
148
Bokeh 45 70
Preview 54 64
Zoom 75 129
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A55 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.3
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
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 -
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A55 5G +3%
91.4 dB
Pixel 8
89 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2024 October 2023
Release date March 2024 October 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $439 $699
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 0.68 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.04 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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 Galaxy A55 5G:
    - The barometer is only available in the model for the USA.
    - SM-A556B/DS and A556E/DS models come with two physical SIM cards.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

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