Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 6a and OnePlus 15 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 6a vs OnePlus 15

62 out 100
Google Pixel 6a
VS
91 out 100
OnePlus 15
Google Pixel 6a
OnePlus 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6a Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 211g
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 4410mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 6a and OnePlus 15
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 6a
vs
OnePlus 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 91.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 6a
869 nits
OnePlus 15
n/a
sRGB gamut96.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 6a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.2 mm (5.99 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 6a
82.2 %
OnePlus 15
91.2 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 6a and OnePlus 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1280 1536
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
1448
OnePlus 15
3726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
3412
OnePlus 15
11199
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14483726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)341211199
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27829
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 6a], [OnePlus 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 6a
909498
OnePlus 15
3434737
CPU250722968935
GPU3247861235307
Memory143829489823
UX190161740672
NanoReview Score9094983434737
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6a
6194
OnePlus 15
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.4 °Cn/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6194n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 6a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 6a
9940
OnePlus 15
n/a
Writing score15353n/a
Web score6280n/a
Video editing5843n/a
Data manipulation9519n/a
NanoReview Score9940n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 14.3 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 4410 mAh 7300 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:51 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 6a
20:44
OnePlus 15
n/a
Web Browsing08:25 hn/a
Video Playback14:20 hn/a
Games05:34 hn/a
Standby Mode89 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 122 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 12.2 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix122 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX363Sony LYTIA-T808
Sensor size1/2.551/1.56
Pixel size1.4 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length17 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX386Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.91/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6a
133
OnePlus 15
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 6a
126
OnePlus 15
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 6a
122
OnePlus 15
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview67n/a
Zoom74n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 6a]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.74
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 6a
87.4 dB
OnePlus 15
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes, 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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