Google Pixel 8A 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB

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Comparing the Google Pixel 8A 256GB vs Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 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: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,407, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB scores 3,407, making Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 8A 256GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Google Pixel 8A 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB offers 50 MP, making Google Pixel 8A 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Google Pixel 8A 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB offers 10 MP, making Google Pixel 8A 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Google Pixel 8A 256GB delivers longer battery life with 12h 12m, while Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB delivers 11h 20m, making Google Pixel 8A 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Google Pixel 8A 256GB and Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 7.9 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB is rated 7.5.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

07 May, 2024
27 Sep, 2024
11 Jun, 2026

Performance
Google Tensor G3
Samsung Exynos 2400e
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 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
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens
10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery
4492 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh
18W Fast Charging
25W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
Read Expert Review
7.9/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Compact build
  • Reliable cameras and AI tools
  • All-day battery
  • Stock Android experience
  • Appealing, minimalistic design
  • Balanced performance
  • Solid software support & AI capabilities
  • Good display
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Very slow charging
  • Heating issues
  • Pricing
  • No charger included
  • Average lowlight & portrait cameras
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5
(559 ratings)
4.5/5
(65,057 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,072,406
AnTuTu Score
1,625,873
AnTuTu Score
N/A
12h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
11h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Compare Prices

₹46,890
@ Amazon
₹53,898
@ Amazon
₹44,999
@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

May 07, 2024
(Official)
Sep 27, 2024
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years
7 Years
3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years
7 Years
5 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G3
Samsung Exynos 2400e
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Nona Core

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

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.9 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520
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
N/A
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Immortalis-G715s MC10
Xclipse 940
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
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.

1,072,406
1,625,873
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
15.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
8.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.0 %
20.6 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2000 nits
1900 nits
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

431 ppi
385 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.24 %
87.81 %
96.8 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus Plus
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

152.1 mm
162 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72.7 mm
77.3 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.0 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

189 grams
213 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass 5
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
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

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/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN1 ISO-CELL 1µm 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 Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
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
8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Slow Motion
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 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4492 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

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

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes
N/A

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 12m
11h 20m
N/A

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

1h 33m 53s
1h 10m 57s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0
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 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / 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) / 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)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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) / 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

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct
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
Dolby Atmos
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 Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹46,890
@ Amazon
₹53,898
@ Amazon
₹44,999
@ Flipkart
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