Google Pixel 8a vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 8a Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G3, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 8a
- Higher pixel density: 430ppi
- Lighter design: 188g vs 200g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
- Larger display: 6.7in
- Higher battery capacity: 4800mAh vs 4492mAh
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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
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 | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 430 ppi | 394 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (48-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3 % | 88.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 120 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 6.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 152.1 mm (5.99 in) | 161.5 mm (6.36 in) |
| Width | 72.7 mm (2.86 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 200 g (7.05 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP67 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Green |
- Black - Silver - Gold - Red - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.7 (Cortex-A510) - 4/2.37 (Cortex-A715) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X3) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 890 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1594.8 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1683 | 1428 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4330 | 3840 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6350 | n/a |
| CPU | 363260 | 262973 |
| GPU | 396428 | 294382 |
| Memory | 189558 | 147307 |
| UX | 229977 | 214686 |
| NanoReview Score | 1179223 | 919348 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 41.5 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 67 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 33 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5538 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | 18.4 GB | 27.2 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 4492 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 18 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (33% in 30 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:09 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:15 h | 07:28 h |
| Video Playback | 13:00 h | 13:15 h |
| Games | 04:54 h | 05:04 h |
| Standby Mode | 86 h | 105 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 9000x7000 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 1.1x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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: 12 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 64 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX787 | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | 1/1.76 |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | 1.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 28 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung Bright S5KGW2 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/1.72 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.8 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 | 60 | 70 |
| Preview | 71 | 72 |
| Zoom | 126 | 126 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 10 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 3872x2592 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX374 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.24 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| 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 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 MiMO - 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 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- 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) | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | 20 | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May, 2024 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2024 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 1000 |
| 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 | n/a |
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