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Google Pixel 5 vs 4a 5G

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

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6-inch Google Pixel 5 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G) that was released on September 30, 2020, against the Google Pixel 4a 5G, which is powered by the same chip. 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 5
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 12W
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 4a 5G
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 5 and 4a 5G 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
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
79.4
(Good)
Value Index
68.5
(Good)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 432 ppi 413 ppi
Refresh rate 90 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 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 82.9%
Display features - Always-On Display - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.4% 96.9%
PWM 367 Hz 250 Hz
Response time 5 ms 6.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 5 +1%
704 nits
Pixel 4a 5G
697 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 144.7 mm (5.7 inches) 153.9 mm (6.06 inches)
Width 70.4 mm (2.77 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 168 g (5.93 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Green Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 5 +5%
86.8%
Pixel 4a 5G
82.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 1 + 6) 8 (1 + 1 + 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 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)
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 696 Hexagon 696
GPU
Graphics Adreno 620 Adreno 620
GPU shading units 384 384
GPU clock 750 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS ~480 GFLOPS ~480 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 5
765
Pixel 4a 5G +2%
781
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 5 +4%
1944
Pixel 4a 5G
1867
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 5
n/a
Pixel 4a 5G
1127
Compute Score (GPU) - 1127
Single-core score 765 781
Multi-core score 1944 1867
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 5
622520
Pixel 4a 5G +3%
641913
CPU 247674 250203
GPU 68842 68395
Memory 129273 131854
UX 176731 191461
Total score 622520 641913
Samples [2 tests] [2 tests]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 5
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (Guitar91)AnTuTu 11622520
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-22 (Artreg)AnTuTu 11566323
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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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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 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 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 16.6 GB 14.8 GB

Battery

Capacity 4080 mAh 3885 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (12 W) No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (30% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:45 hr 1:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:33 hr 08:15 hr
Watching video 13:33 hr 14:05 hr
Gaming 04:59 hr 05:16 hr
Standby 98 hr 100 hr
General battery life
Pixel 5
20:28 hr
Pixel 4a 5G +4%
21:22 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12.2 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 4290 x 2800 4000 x 3000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 107Β° 107Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 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 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX481 -
Sensor size 1/3.09" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 60 -
Preview 58 -
Zoom 71 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 5 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 CMOS
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 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
DxOMark front camera
Photo 117 -
Video 142 -

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 MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 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		 - 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 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 15 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 5 +2%
91.9 dB
Pixel 4a 5G
90.5 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2020 September 2020
Release date October 2020 November 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $700 $460
Successor - Google Pixel 10 Pro - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 0.96 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

If the display and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 5. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 4a 5G.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 332

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