Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G, Manufactured in September, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
- Higher pixel density: 429ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Larger display: 6.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 189g vs 193.5g
- Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4385mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 6/256 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.5 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 429 ppi | 405 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1 % | 85 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | 138.1 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 218 Hz | 231 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 9 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152 mm (5.98 in) | 159.9 mm (6.3 in) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 in) | 75.1 mm (2.96 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Orange |
- White - Black - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max Frequency | 2850 MHz | 2400 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)) - 1/2.4 (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 | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1142.4 GFLOPS | 844 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1443 | 1027 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3493 | 2966 |
| CPU | 255576 | 202188 |
| GPU | 325623 | 138272 |
| Memory | 149843 | 96924 |
| UX | 199394 | 137283 |
| NanoReview Score | 930436 | 574666 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.8 °C | 47.9 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 98 % |
| Graphics Test | 37 fps | 14 fps |
| Graphics Score | 6343 | 2462 |
| Writing score | 15048 | 13764 |
| Web score | 7500 | 10503 |
| Video editing | 6362 | 7160 |
| Data manipulation | 10504 | 9270 |
| NanoReview Score | 10609 | 12076 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 6.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 4385 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (20% in 36 min) | Yes (53% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 1:28 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:24 h | 07:27 h |
| Video Playback | 13:40 h | 12:42 h |
| Games | 05:06 h | 04:56 h |
| Standby Mode | 76 h | 116 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| 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) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP Depth: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Sony IMX682 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | n/a |
| Preview | 69 | n/a |
| Zoom | 105 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6528x4896 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| 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 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 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | Varies by region |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 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/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 18 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2023 yr | August, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | September, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 495 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | n/a |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 7a the clear winner in this comparison.
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