Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs Google Pixel 6a
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (975 against 867 nits)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- The phone is 11 months newer
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1015K versus 779K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- 47% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1487 and 1009 points
- Weighs 24 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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 429 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1100 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.8% | 82.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A54 5G
6.4″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.6 in2
Pixel 6a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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) | Yes | Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 160 | 640 |
| GPU clock | 949 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~303.7 GFLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3003 | 9543 |
| Single-core score | 1009 | 1487 |
| Multi-core score | 2865 | 3664 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 320379 | 425227 |
| GPU | 91502 | 126878 |
| Memory | 118771 | 171601 |
| UX | 248788 | 291787 |
| Total score | 779380 | 1015493 |
| Samples | [28 tests] | [20 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 97% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 278 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 57% |
| Graphics test | 4 FPS | 11 FPS |
| Graphics score | 808 | 1854 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11039 | 7105 |
| Video editing | 7267 | 5884 |
| Photo editing | 25604 | 19072 |
| Data manipulation | 9921 | 10310 |
| Writing score | 15745 | 15550 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 (Chillorgil) | AnTuTu 12 | 856948 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1027 / 3015 |
| 📘 2026-06-23 -> samueltails | AnTuTu 11 | 811942 |
| 📘 2026-05-27 (Matheus) | AnTuTu 11 | 779380 |
| 📘 2026-05-22 (SParkle) | AnTuTu 11 | 792970 |
Google Pixel 6a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180 | AnTuTu 12 | 1235821 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (duwi) | AnTuTu 11 | 774697 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117985 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini) | AnTuTu 11 | 1015541 |
| 📘 2026-07-27 (Ash) | AnTuTu 11 | 978066 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 28 GB | 14.3 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 5 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4410 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (42% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:51 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:04 hr | 08:25 hr |
| Watching video | 14:16 hr | 14:20 hr |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | 106 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 12.2 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 114° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 12.2 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 12.2 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Sony IMX363 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.4 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3L6 | 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 |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | 65 |
| Preview | 53 | 67 |
| Zoom | 79 | 74 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX616 | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 2 | 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2023 | May 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | June 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $490 | $449 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - Google Pixel 10a |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | 1.31 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G. But if the camera, performance, and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 6a.
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