Google Pixel 7a vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Huawei Nova 14 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
- Lighter design: 193.5g vs 207g
- 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 Nova 14 Pro
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 447ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4385mAh
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1224x2776 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 429 ppi | 447 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1 % | 90.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 218 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 152 mm (5.98 in) | 163.4 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 in) | 75 mm (2.95 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.68 mm (0.3 in) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Orange |
- White - Black - Blue - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2850 MHz | 2285 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) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | Samsung | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 672 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1142.4 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1443 | 1350 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3493 | 3570 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 2393 |
| CPU | 255576 | 297642 |
| GPU | 325623 | 283904 |
| Memory | 149843 | 202771 |
| UX | 199394 | 180833 |
| NanoReview Score | 930436 | 965150 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 65 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 37 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 6343 | n/a |
| Writing score | 15048 | n/a |
| Web score | 7500 | n/a |
| Video editing | 6362 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 10504 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 10609 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4385 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 100 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (20% in 36 min) | Yes (50% in 17 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 0:40 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:24 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:40 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:06 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 76 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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) | n/a |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 12 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
| Zoom | 105 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | n/a | PureCel |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.5 |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | n/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 category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 100 W |
Note
Huawei Nova 14 Pro:
Kunlun Glass is only available on the 512 GB model . The 256 GB version uses standard glass.
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