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Google Pixel 4a 5G vs Pixel 4a

48 out of 100
Google Pixel 4a 5G
VS
44 out of 100
Google Pixel 4a
Google Pixel 4a 5G
Google Pixel 4a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.2-inch Google Pixel 4a 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Google Pixel 4a, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 4a 5G
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (21:22 vs 17:58 hours)
  • Has a 0.39 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 745 mAh larger battery capacity: 3885 vs 3140 mAh
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (641K versus 495K)
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 781 and 680 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 4a
  • Delivers 16% higher peak brightness (810 against 697 nits)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Weighs 25 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 4a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
68.5
(Good)
Value Index
86.9
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 4a 5G
vs
Pixel 4a

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.2 inches 5.81 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 413 ppi 443 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9% 82.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 96.9% 95.3%
PWM 250 Hz 255 Hz
Response time 6.4 ms 6.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 4a 5G
6.2β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.6 in2
Pixel 4a
5.81β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 12.8 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 4a 5G
697 nits
Pixel 4a +16%
810 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) 144 mm (5.67 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 69.4 mm (2.73 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 4a 5G
82.9%
Pixel 4a
82.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 4a 5G and Google Pixel 4a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 1 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 475 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 1 core at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 475 Gold (Cortex-A76)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 475 Prime (Cortex-A76)		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 8 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 696 Hexagon 688
GPU
Graphics Adreno 620 Adreno 618
GPU shading units 384 256
GPU clock 750 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS ~480 GFLOPS ~422.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 4a 5G and Google Pixel 4a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 4a 5G +15%
781
Pixel 4a
680
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 4a 5G +3%
1867
Pixel 4a
1816
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1127 -
Single-core score 781 680
Multi-core score 1867 1816
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 4a 5G +29%
641913
Pixel 4a
495785
CPU 250203 207965
GPU 68395 63453
Memory 131854 79928
UX 191461 144439
Total score 641913 495785
Samples [2 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 4a 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-07 (Gruk)AnTuTu 11641913
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-06 (Gruk)AnTuTu 11641913
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-28 (ArfGox)Geekbench 6 GPU1127
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-28 (ArfGox)Geekbench 6 CPU781 / 1867
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Google Pixel 4a
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-22 (Hlopni)AnTuTu 12585625
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 10 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 14.8 GB 15 GB

Battery

Capacity 3885 mAh 3140 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (45% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full charging time 1:40 hr 1:27 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:15 hr 06:35 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 11:24 hr
Gaming 05:16 hr 04:08 hr
Standby 100 hr 90 hr
General battery life
Pixel 4a 5G +19%
21:22 hr
Pixel 4a
17:58 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12.2 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 27 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX363 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (β‰ˆ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 55
Preview - 47
Zoom - 48
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 4a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/2.8" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 15
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 4a 5G +5%
90.5 dB
Pixel 4a
86 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September 2020 August 2020
Release date November 2020 October 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $460 $350
Successor - Google Pixel 10a - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 1.37 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 4a 5G is definitely a better buy.

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