Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB vs Google Pixel 8A 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB vs Google Pixel 8A 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 S23 5G 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,870, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB scores 3,407, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB and Google Pixel 8A 256GB offer the same screen size of 6.1 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 8A 256GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 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 S23 5G 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 S23 5G 256GB offers 12 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 S23 5G 256GB delivers 11h 50m, making Google Pixel 8A 256GB the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB and Google Pixel 8A 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB is rated 7.5.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S23 5G 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

02 Feb, 2023
07 May, 2024
09 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Google Tensor G3
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.36 GHz)
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.32 inches (16.05 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

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

Battery

3900 mAh
4492 mAh
6700 mAh
25W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
80W Super VOOC Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.5/10
8.1/10

Pros

  • Clean and compact design
  • Stellar performance
  • Excellent cameras
  • Improved battery life
  • Compact build
  • Reliable cameras and AI tools
  • All-day battery
  • Stock Android experience
  • Impressive cameras
  • Standout design
  • Interesting AI features

Cons

  • Persistent shutter lag
  • Slow 25W charging speed
  • Very slow charging
  • Heating issues
  • Pricing
  • Pricey
  • Chipset could be better

User Ratings

4.6/5
(68,224 ratings)
4.1/5
(559 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,207,652
AnTuTu Score
1,072,406
AnTuTu Score
1,457,989
AnTuTu Score
11h 50m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
23h 00m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 02, 2023
(Official)
May 07, 2024
(Official)
Jul 02, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13.0
Android v14
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years
7 Years
5 Year

Security Updates

5 Years
7 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Google Tensor G3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Processor

Octa core

3.36 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510
Nona Core

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

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725 1.84 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A
Titan M2
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)

Adreno 740
Immortalis-G715s MC10
Adreno 722

RAM

8 GB
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.

1,207,652
1,072,406
1,457,989

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s
22.0 s
21.0 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
2,078

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.6 %
17.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.1 inches  (15.49 cm)
6.32 inches  (16.05 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1750 nits
2000 nits
1800 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi
431 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.87 %
81.24 %
89.34 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
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
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
93.4 %

Design

Height

146.3 mm
152.1 mm
151.21 mm

Width

70.9 mm
72.7 mm
72.42 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm
8.9 mm
8.36 mm

Weight

168 grams
189 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm 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 Camera18x Digital Zoom 3.5x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view24 mm focal length
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera80 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Motion Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 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

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
8 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
18 x Digital Zoom
3.5 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
Slow Motion
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3900 mAh
4492 mAh
6700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 35 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 80W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging
Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
N/A

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 50m
12h 12m
23h 00m

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

1h 4m 16s
1h 33m 53s
1h 2m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

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 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78
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) / 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) / 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 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N77 / N78
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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N77 / N78
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) / 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) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.869 W/kg
N/A
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct 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
No

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

Ultrasonic
Optical
Optical

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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