Google Pixel 9a vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G, Manufactured in January, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
- Higher pixel density: 422ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4500mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
- Supports DisplayPort
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
- Larger display: 6.4in
- Lighter design: 177g vs 186g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | POLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 in | 6.4 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2424 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 422 ppi | 403 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max brightness | 2700 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.5 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 97 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 247 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 6 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 154.7 mm (6.09 in) | 155.7 mm (6.13 in) |
| Width | 73.3 mm (2.89 in) | 74.5 mm (2.93 in) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Red - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
| Max Frequency | 3100 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)) |
| Process | Samsung | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Adreno 660 |
| GPU Cores | 896 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 940 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1792 GFLOPS | 1290.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1677 | 1371 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4067 | 3396 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 7784 | n/a |
| CPU | 161737 | 247848 |
| GPU | 464865 | 311997 |
| Memory | 191750 | 152639 |
| UX | 172727 | 182414 |
| NanoReview Score | 991079 | 894898 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 39.1 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 34 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 5704 |
| Writing score | n/a | 14216 |
| Web score | n/a | 11960 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7049 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10196 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 12441 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 15 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 17.5 GB |
| UI Skin | Stock Android | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 23 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (51% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 06:11 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 11:05 h |
| Games | n/a | 04:48 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 100 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8000x6000 pixels | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 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 ° | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 12 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX555 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.2 | 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 | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | n/a | 76 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Hynix Hi847 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.5 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX258 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/3.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 6464x4864 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX616 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.74 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 |
| 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 | Yes | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- 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 | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) | GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| 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 | n/a | 19 |
| 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 | March, 2025 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 499 | 790 |
| Sensors | - 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 |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Google Pixel 9a the clear winner in this comparison.
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