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Google Pixel 7a vs Pixel 6a

62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
56 out of 100
Google Pixel 6a
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 6a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 7a (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on May 10, 2023, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1126K versus 1015K)
  • Delivers 22% higher peak brightness (1060 against 867 nits)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
  • Shows 8% longer battery life (20:44 vs 19:16 hours)
  • Weighs 15.5 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7a and Pixel 6a 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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
108.0
(Excellent)
Value Index
64.4
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 7a
vs
Pixel 6a

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 429 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 700 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1100 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 82.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% 96.9%
PWM 218 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7a +22%
1060 nits
Pixel 6a
867 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152 mm (5.98 inches) 152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) 71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP67
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Orange White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 7a
81.1%
Pixel 6a +1%
82.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7a and Google Pixel 6a
SoC
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
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units 448 640
GPU clock 848 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1085.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7a and Google Pixel 6a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 7a
1438
Pixel 6a +3%
1487
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7a
3681
Pixel 6a
3664
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 7a
4715
Pixel 6a +102%
9543
Compute Score (GPU) 4715 9543
Single-core score 1438 1487
Multi-core score 3681 3664
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 7a +11%
1126520
Pixel 6a
1015493
CPU 366416 425227
GPU 272602 126878
Memory 188205 171601
UX 299297 291787
Total score 1126520 1015493
Samples [13 tests] [20 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 7a
702
Pixel 6a
n/a
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 702 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 7a
1787
Pixel 6a +4%
1854
Stability 70% 57%
Graphics test 10 FPS 11 FPS
Graphics score 1787 1854
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 7a +2%
10615
Pixel 6a
10455
Web score 7510 7105
Video editing 5847 5884
Photo editing 19105 19072
Data manipulation 10565 10310
Writing score 15064 15550
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 -> nanamondAnTuTu 111196742
📘 2026-08-06 -> shu-AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-08-05 (shu-)AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-07-21 (XHV150)AnTuTu 111271269
📘 2026-07-12 (klaut)AnTuTu 111004338
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Google Pixel 6a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180AnTuTu 121235821
📘 2026-08-19 (duwi)AnTuTu 11774697
📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo)AnTuTu 111117985
📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini)AnTuTu 111015541
📘 2026-07-27 (Ash)AnTuTu 11978066
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size - 14.3 GB
OS updates 5 years 5 years
Security updates 5 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 4385 mAh 4410 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (20% in 36 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:57 hr 1:51 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr 08:25 hr
Watching video 13:40 hr 14:20 hr
Gaming 05:06 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 76 hr 89 hr
General battery life
Pixel 7a
19:16 hr
Pixel 6a +8%
20:44 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 12.2 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 4032 x 3024
Zoom Digital 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 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 12.2 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 64 MP 12.2 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 27 mm
Sensor Sony IMX787 Sony IMX363
Sensor size 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.4 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor Sony IMX712 Sony IMX386
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 7a +4%
138
Pixel 6a
133
Video quality
Pixel 7a +6%
133
Pixel 6a
126
Generic main camera score
Pixel 7a +9%
133
Pixel 6a
122
Bokeh 70 65
Preview 69 67
Zoom 105 74
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 3840 x 2160
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus - No
Stabilization - Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Pixel 7a
140
Pixel 6a
n/a
Photo 136 -
Video 146 -

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 5.3 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, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 7a +3%
90.4 dB
Pixel 6a
87.4 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2023 May 2022
Release date May 2023 June 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $449
Successor - Google Pixel 10a - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 1.31 W/kg
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 7a is definitely a better buy.

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Wasim December 5, 2023 at 02:56 PM
I believe the Antutu scores mentioned here for the Pixel 6a are incorrect. Could you please recheck them?
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