Google Pixel 7A vs Google Pixel 8A

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Comparing the Google Pixel 7A vs Google Pixel 8A 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 8A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,407, while Google Pixel 7A scores 3,379, making Google Pixel 8A the better performer.


Display: Both Google Pixel 7A and Google Pixel 8A offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches and feature the same OLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Google Pixel 7A and Google Pixel 8A feature a 64 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Google Pixel 7A and Google Pixel 8A feature a 13 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Google Pixel 7A delivers longer battery life with 12h 26m, while Google Pixel 8A delivers 12h 12m, making Google Pixel 7A the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 7A and Google Pixel 8A offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: Google Pixel 8A receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 7A is rated 7.


User Rating: Google Pixel 8A 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
07 May, 2024
06 May, 2026

Performance

Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G3
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.85 GHz)
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

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

Battery

4385 mAh
4492 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.5/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Top-notch photography
  • Refined, bloat free UI
  • Decent battery life
  • Good display
  • Compact build
  • Reliable cameras and AI tools
  • All-day battery
  • Stock Android experience
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Performance can feel lacking
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Comes only in 128GB storage
  • Very slow charging
  • Heating issues
  • Pricing
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(27,475 ratings)
4.3/5
(11,525 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

687,738
AnTuTu Score
1,072,406
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
12h 26m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹30,999
₹35,499
₹79,999

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General

Launch Date

May 11, 2023
(Official)
May 07, 2024
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

3 Years
7 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G2
Google Tensor G3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

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
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G710 MP7
Immortalis-G715s MC10
Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
1,072,406
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s
22.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

30.3 %
17.0 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
2000 nits
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi
431 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.07 %
81.24 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

152 mm
152.1 mm
150.83 mm

Width

72.9 mm
72.7 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9 mm
8.9 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

193.5 grams
189 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

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

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
64 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/1.89 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.73" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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)
N/A

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
N/A

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
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
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 @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4385 mAh
4492 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging
Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging
Yes 40W Wireless 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
12h 12m
16h 04m

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

2h 21m 54s
1h 33m 53s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 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/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

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 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / 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 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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3
Yes v5.3
Yes v6.0

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
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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₹30,999
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