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Samsung Galaxy A73 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A73 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 3 years and 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 A73 5G
  • 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 9a
  • 79% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 737K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The phone is 3 years and 1 month newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A73 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 70% Yes
Yes, we think most users will notice the upgrade.
Updating from Samsung Galaxy A73 5G to Google Pixel 9a makes sense and should feel noticeably better in daily use.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A73 5G
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type Super AMOLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 393 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 87% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - 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 A73 5G
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Pixel 9a
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 76.1 mm (3 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 181 g (6.38 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Gray, Green White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A73 5G +3%
87%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2400 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (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
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 512 896
GPU clock 550 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~563.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A73 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A73 5G
1016
Pixel 9a +65%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A73 5G
2829
Pixel 9a +44%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A73 5G
2149
Pixel 9a +262%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 2149 7784
Single-core score 1016 1677
Multi-core score 2829 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A73 5G
737242
Pixel 9a +79%
1321069
CPU 313621 445318
GPU 99691 410687
Memory 124102 175537
UX 199828 289527
Total score 737242 1321069
Samples [9 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A73 5G
223
Pixel 9a +375%
1060
Stability 98% 81%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 223 1060
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 4 FPS -
Graphics score 686 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A73 5G
12292
Pixel 9a +5%
12890
Web score 10894 10570
Video editing 7273 7547
Photo editing 26058 21264
Data manipulation 9082 12988
Writing score 14693 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A73 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-25 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12851236
📘 2026-09-10 (Eversonsouzz)AnTuTu 12822536
📘 2026-07-18 -> juguilon54AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-07-17 (juguilon54)AnTuTu 11721991
📘 2026-06-19 -> FatihGeekbench 6 GPU2451
Add View all (22)
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 6 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 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8 Stock Android
OS size 36.9 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:24 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:20 hr
Watching video - 12:40 hr
Gaming - 06:06 hr
Standby - 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 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 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 5 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 108 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL HM6 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 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 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC5035 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Stabilization No -

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 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6464 x 4864 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX616 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (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 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
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - 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
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A73 5G
n/a
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2022 March 2025
Release date April 2022 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $465 $499
Successor - - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- 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.

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