Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 7a and OnePlus 15R - Which is better?

Google Pixel 7a vs OnePlus 15R

68 out 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
90 out 100
OnePlus 15R
Google Pixel 7a
OnePlus 15R

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs OnePlus 15R, Manufactured in January, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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 7a
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 214g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15R
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7400mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 7a and OnePlus 15R
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 7a
vs
OnePlus 15R

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1272x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
OnePlus 15R
n/a
sRGB gamut98.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)218 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152 mm (5.98 in) 163.41 mm (6.43 in)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 in) 77.04 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange		 - Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %
OnePlus 15R
91 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 7a and OnePlus 15R In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 3840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 6/3.32 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Adreno 829
GPU Cores 672 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
1443
OnePlus 15R
2847
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 7a
3493
OnePlus 15R
9422
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14432847
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34939422
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a20796
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 7a], [OnePlus 15R]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 7a
930436
OnePlus 15R
2969231
CPU255576954408
GPU325623939113
Memory149843385833
UX199394689877
NanoReview Score9304362969231
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 7a
6343
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.8 °Cn/a
Stability65 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6343n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 7a
10609
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Writing score15048n/a
Web score7500n/a
Video editing6362n/a
Data manipulation10504n/a
NanoReview Score10609n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 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 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
UI Skin Stock Android OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 4385 mAh 7400 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (20% in 36 min) Yes (60% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:57 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Web Browsing08:24 hn/a
Video Playback13:40 hn/a
Games05:06 hn/a
Standby Mode76 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9000x7000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.731/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorSony IMX712Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size1/3.061/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
138
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
133
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 7a
133
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom105n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels n/a
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Sensor n/a CMOS
Stabilization n/a Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 7a
136
OnePlus 15R
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 7a
146
OnePlus 15R
n/a

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 6.0
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
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
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)GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr January, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 699
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 No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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