Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G vs Google Pixel 8A 256GB

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G 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 S24 Plus 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,604, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB scores 3,407, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 8A 256GB's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G 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 Plus 5G 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 Plus 5G offers 12 MP, making Google Pixel 8A 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 46m, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB delivers 12h 12m, making Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G and Google Pixel 8A 256GB offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 8A 256GB is rated 7.5.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus 5G 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

18 Jan, 2024
07 May, 2024
N/A

Performance
Samsung Exynos 2400
Google Tensor G3
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Deca Core (upto 3.2 GHz)
Nona Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.1 inches (15.49 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
Extreme AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro 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

Battery
4900 mAh
4492 mAh
6500 mAh
45W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10
Read Expert Review
7.5/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Big, bright, and vivid display
  • Excellent performance
  • 7 years of OS upgrades
  • Compact build
  • Reliable cameras and AI tools
  • All-day battery
  • Stock Android experience
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras are not exceptional
  • AI features are a hit-and-miss
  • Very slow charging
  • Heating issues
  • Pricing
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(12,858 ratings)
4.1/5
(559 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,699,489
AnTuTu Score
1,072,406
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 46m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 12m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Compare Prices

₹99,999
@ Samsung Shop
₹46,890
@ Amazon
Not Available in any store

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General

Launch Date

Jan 18, 2024
(Official)
May 07, 2024
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

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

Samsung One UI
N/A
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2400
Google Tensor G3
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Deca Core

3.2 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
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

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)

Xclipse 940
Immortalis-G715s MC10
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 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.

1,699,489
1,072,406
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s
22.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

29.5 %
17.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
OLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits
2000 nits
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

513 ppi
431 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.4 %
81.24 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
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
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
96.8 %

Design

Height

158.5 mm
152.1 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.9 mm
72.7 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
8.9 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

196 grams
189 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

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)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN5 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 Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
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 Macro Camera12 mm focal length
10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.9" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes 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 LED Flash

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

Camera Features

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

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

Video Recording Features

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel 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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4900 mAh
4492 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging 65% in 30 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

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

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A
Yes 5W 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.

13h 46m
12h 12m
N/A

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

1h 16m 2s
1h 33m 53s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 4.0
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 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 / 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)
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) / 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 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 / 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)
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 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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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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

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 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

Ultrasonic
Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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

Compare Prices

₹99,999
@ Samsung Shop
₹46,890
@ Amazon
Not Available in any store
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