Google Pixel 4A vs Google Pixel 6

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Comparing the Google Pixel 4A vs Google Pixel 6 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 6 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,874, while Google Pixel 4A scores 1,432, making Google Pixel 6 the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel 6 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Google Pixel 4A offers 5.81 inches, making Google Pixel 6 the larger display of the two. Both Google Pixel 4A and Google Pixel 6 feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel 6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 4A offers 12.2 MP, making Google Pixel 6 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Google Pixel 4A and Google Pixel 6 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Google Pixel 6 offers a higher battery capacity with 4614 mAh, while Google Pixel 4A offers 3140 mAh, making Google Pixel 6 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 4A and Google Pixel 6 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: Google Pixel 4A receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Google Pixel 6 has a rating of 4.

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Google Pixel 4A
₹31,999
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₹25,499
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Summary

Spec Score

78%
84%

Release Date

09 Oct, 2020
28 Jan, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 730G
Google Tensor
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

5.81 inches (14.76 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
OLED
OLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

3140 mAh
4614 mAh
18W Fast Charging
30W Fast Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Compact, great in-hand feel
  • Capable camera
  • Stereo speakers
  • Clean Android & no bloatware
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Can't match rivals in terms of specs
  • No face unlock
  • No ultra-wide camera
  • Average battery
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(56,965 ratings)
4/5
(3,345 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

244,140
AnTuTu Score
717,872
AnTuTu Score
11h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jan 28, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v12

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Google Tensor
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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 470 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 470
Octa core

2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.25 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A
Titan M2

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
5 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Mali-G78 MP20

RAM

6 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

244,140
717,872

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
OLED

Screen Size

5.81 inches  (14.76 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

444 ppi
411 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.74 %
83.36 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

144 mm
158.6 mm

Width

69.4 mm
74.8 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

143 grams
207 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Gorilla Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

12.2 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera7x Digital Zoomf/1.85 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN1 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size
N/A
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.25µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
7 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3140 mAh
4614 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 35m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 24m 23s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope