Google Pixel 7A vs Google Pixel 8 256GB

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Comparing the Google Pixel 7A vs Google Pixel 8 256GB 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: Google Pixel 7A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,379, while Google Pixel 8 256GB scores 3,294, making Google Pixel 7A the better performer.


Display: Google Pixel 8 256GB offers a screen size of 6.2 inches, while Google Pixel 7A offers 6.1 inches, making Google Pixel 8 256GB the larger display of the two. Both Google Pixel 7A and Google Pixel 8 256GB feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel 7A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Google Pixel 8 256GB offers 50 MP, making Google Pixel 7A better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 7A offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Google Pixel 8 256GB offers 10.5 MP, making Google Pixel 7A better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 8 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4575 mAh, while Google Pixel 7A offers 4385 mAh, making Google Pixel 8 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Google Pixel 8 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Google Pixel 7A offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 8 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Google Pixel 8 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 7A is rated 7.


User Rating: Google Pixel 8 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Google Pixel 7A has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

11 May, 2023
04 Oct, 2023
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G3
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.85 GHz)
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED
OLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens
10.5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4385 mAh
4575 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
27W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Top-notch photography
  • Refined, bloat free UI
  • Decent battery life
  • Good display
  • Impressive cameras, AI tools
  • Good design
  • Respectable battery life
  • Amazing software support
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Performance can feel lacking
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Comes only in 128GB storage
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Performance could have been better
  • Pricey
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(27,469 ratings)
4.3/5
(2,220 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

687,738
AnTuTu Score
1,017,180
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

May 11, 2023
(Official)
May 23, 2026
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years
7 Years
3 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Years
5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G3
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.85 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.35 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Nona Core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.45 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2.15 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Co-Processor

Titan M2
Titan M2
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G710 MP7
Immortalis-G715s MC10
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

687,738
1,017,180
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s
22.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
13.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.3 %
39.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
OLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
2000 nits
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1400 nits
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi
424 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.07 %
87.1 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Scratch-resistant glass
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

152 mm
150.5 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72.9 mm
70.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

193.5 grams
187 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.89 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX787 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera7x Digital Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN2 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.9" sensor size 1.25µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus Motion Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
7 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @24 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @24 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4385 mAh
4575 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 27W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging
Yes 18W Wireless Charging
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

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.

12h 26m
N/A
N/A

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

2h 21m 54s
1h 27m 20s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 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) / 2300(band 30)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.06 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.3
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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