Google Pixel 4A vs OnePlus 8

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Comparing the Google Pixel 4A vs OnePlus 8 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 8 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,379, while Google Pixel 4A scores 1,432, making OnePlus 8 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 8 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Google Pixel 4A offers 5.81 inches, making OnePlus 8 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 8 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Google Pixel 4A's OLED, making OnePlus 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Google Pixel 4A offers 12.2 MP, making OnePlus 8 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Google Pixel 4A offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 8 better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 8 delivers longer battery life with 15h 45m, while Google Pixel 4A delivers 11h 35m, making OnePlus 8 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 4A and OnePlus 8 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Google Pixel 4A receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 8 is rated 7.


User Rating: Google Pixel 4A and OnePlus 8 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Spec Score

78%
84%

Release Date

09 Oct, 2020
24 Apr, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 730G
Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.81 inches (14.76 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
OLED
Fluid AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12.2 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

3140 mAh
4300 mAh
18W Fast Charging
30W Warp Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Compact, great in-hand feel
  • Capable camera
  • Stereo speakers
  • Clean Android & no bloatware
  • Vibrant and punchy 90Hz display
  • Excellent performance and thermal management
  • Great battery life
  • Best-in-class Android experience

Cons

  • Can't match rivals in terms of specs
  • No face unlock
  • No ultra-wide camera
  • Average battery
  • Night photography is iffy
  • Macro camera is unnecessary and bad
  • Pricing could have been better

User Ratings

4.4/5
(56,965 ratings)
4.4/5
(19,415 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

244,140
AnTuTu Score
579,239
AnTuTu Score
11h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 24, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
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Processor

Octa core

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

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Adreno 650

RAM

6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

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
579,239

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

15.0 s
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

23.3 %
19.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

OLED
Fluid AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

5.81 inches  (14.76 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 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
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.74 %
88.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

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
160.2 mm

Width

69.4 mm
72.9 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
8 mm

Weight

143 grams
180 grams

Build Material

Back: Polycarbonate
Back: Gorilla Glass

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
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7525 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
N/A
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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
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
HD @480 fps

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
16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

3140 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Warp Charging 50% in 22 minutes

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
15h 45m

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

1h 24m 23s
1h 33m 23s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.0

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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:
TDD N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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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) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

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 Compass Gyroscope