Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
68
out 100
VS
75
out 100
Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 7a Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, Manufactured in March, 2022 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
- Lighter design: 193.5g vs 228g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 500ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4385mAh
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | 8/128 GB | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 12/1024 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3088 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.3:9 |
| Pixel density | 429 ppi | 500 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 700 nits | 830 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.1 % | 89.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | 98.2 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 218 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152 mm (5.98 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 in) | 77.9 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 193.5 g (6.83 oz) | 228 g (8.04 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue - Orange |
- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Red |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G2 | Samsung Exynos 2200 |
| Max Frequency | 2850 MHz | 2800 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) |
- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G710 MP7 | Samsung Xclipse 920 |
| GPU Cores | 672 | 768 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 1306 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1142.4 GFLOPS | 2006.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1443 | 1710 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3493 | 3809 |
| CPU | 255576 | 315483 |
| GPU | 325623 | 346984 |
| Memory | 149843 | 183253 |
| UX | 199394 | 233537 |
| NanoReview Score | 930436 | 1079257 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 50.8 °C | 39.7 °C |
| Stability | 65 % | 64 % |
| Graphics Test | 37 fps | 41 fps |
| Graphics Score | 6343 | 6875 |
| Writing score | 15048 | 15799 |
| Web score | 7500 | 11474 |
| Video editing | 6362 | 7200 |
| Data manipulation | 10504 | 11082 |
| NanoReview Score | 10609 | 13071 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26.8 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 5.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4385 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (20% in 36 min) | Yes (60% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:57 h | 0:59 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:24 h | 09:06 h |
| Video Playback | 13:40 h | 13:47 h |
| Games | 05:06 h | 05:57 h |
| Standby Mode | 76 h | 113 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 10x |
| 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 | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 230 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX574 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.52 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 70 | 70 |
| Preview | 69 | 73 |
| Zoom | 105 | 141 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.82 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) 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 6E (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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | n/a | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- 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) | 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 | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2023 yr | February, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2023 yr | March, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 1199 |
| 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 |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.
Survey
Total Votes: 0
