Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 9a and Vivo X90 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Google Pixel 9a vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus

76 out 100
Google Pixel 9a
VS
78 out 100
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
Google Pixel 9a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9a Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Vivo X90 Pro Plus, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9a
  • Lighter design: 186g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Vivo X90 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 517ppi
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9a and Vivo X90 Pro Plus
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 9a
vs
Vivo X90 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2424 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 422 ppi 517 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 2700 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1117 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a222 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 154.7 mm (6.09 in) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 73.3 mm (2.89 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple		 - Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9a
84.5 %
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9a and Vivo X90 Pro Plus 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
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9a
4067
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
5153
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16771773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)40675153
Geekbench Compute (GPU)7784n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9a], [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9a
991079
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
1602804
CPU161737385400
GPU464865600606
Memory191750329145
UX172727287653
NanoReview Score9910791602804
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
13231
Max Surface Temp.n/a35 °C
Stabilityn/a83 %
Graphics Testn/a79 fps
Graphics Scoren/a13231
Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
12539
Writing scoren/a18885
Web scoren/a8920
Video editingn/a5984
Data manipulationn/a9430
NanoReview Scoren/a12539

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin Stock Android OriginOS

Battery

Volume 5100 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 23 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:34 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 503 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels n/a
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP503 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length25 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.21/1.0
Pixel size0.8 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX598
Sensor size1/3.11/2.0
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
142
Video quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
129
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
140
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a71
Zoomn/a150
Sources: DxOMark [Vivo X90 Pro Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 20 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
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 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
121
Video quality
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
131

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 5.3
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
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)n/a
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9a
n/a
Vivo X90 Pro Plus
90.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr November, 2022 yr
Release Date April, 2025 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 499 900
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 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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