Google Pixel 7 Pro vs Pixel 6a
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 7 Pro (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on October 6, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
- Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Handles wireless charging up to 23W
- Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (1087 against 869 nits)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Comes with 590 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4410 mAh
- 19% higher pixel density (512 vs 429 PPI)
- Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Shows 18% longer battery life (32:11 vs 27:19 hours)
- Weighs 34 grams less
Review
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1500 nits | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 83% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 4 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 212 g (7.48 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1153 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 213533 | 208269 |
| GPU | 317412 | 305908 |
| Memory | 110534 | 110039 |
| UX | 149583 | 144068 |
| Total score | 789891 | 765334 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 44.9 °C | 41.4 °C |
| Stability | 71% | 56% |
| Graphics test | 38 FPS | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | 6391 | 6222 |
| Web score | 9105 | 6119 |
| Video editing | 6733 | 5734 |
| Photo editing | 18403 | 17789 |
| Data manipulation | 10818 | 9306 |
| Writing score | 16246 | 15455 |
Best Smartphones in AnTuTu Benchmark 9 (136th and 154th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256, 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | 14.3 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 23 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:49 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:10 hr | 10:54 hr |
| Watching video | 14:51 hr | 16:44 hr |
| Gaming | 04:48 hr | 06:03 hr |
| Standby | 76 hr | 91 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual 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 | 126° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) | 2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10.8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | - | Exmor-RS CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.8" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2022 | May 2022 |
| Release date | October 2022 | June 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*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 7 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 66