Google Pixel 6a vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6a Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon), Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a
- Higher pixel density: 429ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 4410mAh vs 3700mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 (Snapdragon)
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 167g vs 178g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | 6/128 GB | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.1 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 429 ppi | 425 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 780 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2 % | 88.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 96.9 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 152.2 mm (5.99 in) | 146 mm (5.75 in) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 in) | 70.6 mm (2.78 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.6 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 167 g (5.89 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Green |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55) - 2/2.25 (Cortex A76) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1) |
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Tensor Processing Unit | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 1280 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 848 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2170.9 GFLOPS | 1675.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1448 | 1678 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3412 | 4049 |
| CPU | 250722 | 314291 |
| GPU | 324786 | 383126 |
| Memory | 143829 | 208684 |
| UX | 190161 | 225034 |
| NanoReview Score | 909498 | 1131135 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 41.4 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 56 % | 49 % |
| Graphics Test | 37 fps | 44 fps |
| Graphics Score | 6194 | 7438 |
| Writing score | 15353 | 15032 |
| Web score | 6280 | 11517 |
| Video editing | 5843 | 7353 |
| Data manipulation | 9519 | 10622 |
| NanoReview Score | 9940 | 13221 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 14.3 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4410 mAh | 3700 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:51 h | 1:03 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:25 h | 06:06 h |
| Video Playback | 14:20 h | 10:26 h |
| Games | 05:34 h | 04:19 h |
| Standby Mode | 89 h | 89 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 122 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8160x6120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 114 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12.2 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 122 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX363 | Samsung GN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 70 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX772 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.94 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 | Sony IMX713 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 65 | n/a |
| Preview | 67 | n/a |
| Zoom | 74 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3840x2160 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 6 (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, 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 DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900) |
| 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) | LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600)) |
| LTE category | 20 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2022 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | June, 2022 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 449 | 799 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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