Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 7a and Huawei Honor 70 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 7a vs Huawei Honor 70

68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Google Pixel 7a
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 193.5g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 8/128 GB - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 7a and Huawei Honor 70
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 7a
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 700 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamut98.4 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)218 Hz61 Hz
Response time2 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152 mm (5.98 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7a and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 672 512
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14431064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34933025
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7a
930436
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU255576198611
GPU325623149579
Memory149843122975
UX199394147449
NanoReview Score930436618614
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.8 °Cn/a
Stability65 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6343n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei Honor 70]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Writing score15048n/a
Web score7500n/a
Video editing6362n/a
Data manipulation10504n/a
NanoReview Score10609n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Stock Android Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 4385 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (20% in 36 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing08:24 h09:26 h
Video Playback13:40 h13:55 h
Games05:06 h05:40 h
Standby Mode76 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length26 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.731/1.49
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSony IMX712n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
138
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
133
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7a
133
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokeh7055
Preview6960
Zoom10577
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a], [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.4
Sensor n/a Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
136
Huawei Honor 70
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
146
Huawei Honor 70
n/a

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 550
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 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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