Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9a vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

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Google Pixel 9a
VS
77 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos), Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4000mAh
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 186g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9a
vs
Galaxy S24 (Exynos)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.2 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2700 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1356 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a483 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 147 mm (5.79 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Samsung Exynos 2400
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (1 + 2 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.9 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Samsung Xclipse 940
GPU Cores 896 768
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 1095 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 3406.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
1677
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
2181
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
6889
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16772181
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40676889
Geekbench Compute (GPU)778413839
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9a], [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
1725329
CPU161737421930
GPU464865672525
Memory191750340303
UX172727290571
NanoReview Score9910791725329
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
12828
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.6 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a76 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12828
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
17199
Writing scoren/a21676
Web scoren/a16585
Video editingn/a8032
Data manipulationn/a15131
NanoReview Scoren/a17199

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 4200 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 14
OS Size n/a 24.1 GB
UI Skin Stock Android One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4000 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 (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
19:23
Web Browsingn/a07:20 h
Video Playbackn/a11:58 h
Gamesn/a04:04 h
Standby Moden/a97 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 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/aSamsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.21/1.57
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor sizen/a1/3.9
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor size1/3.11/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.2
Pixel size 1.12 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
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 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 5.3
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 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS 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 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
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos)
91.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 799
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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Exynos):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0. There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

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

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