Google Pixel 9a vs OnePlus 11

76 out 100
Google Pixel 9a
VS
76 out 100
OnePlus 11

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs OnePlus 11, Manufactured in January, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 205g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose OnePlus 11
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 525ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and OnePlus 11
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1440x3216 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 525 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2700 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 89.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
767 nits
sRGB gamutn/a96.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a361 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 163.1 mm (6.42 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.53 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP64
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
OnePlus 11
89.6 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and OnePlus 11 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 896 1536
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
1677
OnePlus 11
1731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
OnePlus 11
4908
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16771731
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40674908
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7784n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
OnePlus 11
1527125
CPU161737376628
GPU464865582337
Memory191750268996
UX172727299164
NanoReview Score9910791527125
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
12632
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.1 °C
Stabilityn/a64 %
Graphics Testn/a75 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12632
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
12445
Writing scoren/a16224
Web scoren/a10790
Video editingn/a6002
Data manipulationn/a11431
NanoReview Scoren/a12445

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin Stock Android OxygenOS 14

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 8 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
21:26
Web Browsingn/a07:48 h
Video Playbackn/a14:28 h
Gamesn/a05:12 h
Standby Moden/a102 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.21/1.56
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a32 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a48 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX709
Sensor sizen/a1/2.74
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Sensorn/aSony IMX581
Sensor size1/3.11/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
134
Video quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
121
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
127
Bokehn/a65
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a103

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 20 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.09
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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)
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 5.3
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 Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
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/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
OnePlus 11
85.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2023 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr January, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 699
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 100 W

Note

OnePlus 11:

The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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