Home Phone comparison Google Pixel Fold and Google Pixel 7a - Which is better?

Google Pixel Fold vs Google Pixel 7a

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Google Pixel Fold
VS
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Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel Fold
Google Pixel 7a

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel Fold Manufactured in June, 2023, with display 7.6 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2, vs Google Pixel 7a, Manufactured in May, 2023 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G2. 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 Fold
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4821mAh vs 4385mAh
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 7a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Lighter design: 193.5g vs 283g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel Fold and Google Pixel 7a
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 Fold
vs
Google Pixel 7a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 7.6 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1840x2208 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 6:5 20:9
Pixel density 378 ppi 429 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1200 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 82.7 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel Fold
1231 nits
Google Pixel 7a
1067 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %98.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz218 Hz
Response time4 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel Fold], [Google Pixel 7a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.7 mm (6.25 in) 152 mm (5.98 in)
Width 139.7 mm (5.5 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 283 g (9.98 oz) 193.5 g (6.83 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel Fold
82.7 %
Google Pixel 7a
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel Fold and Google Pixel 7a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor G2
Max Frequency 2850 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.35 (Cortex-A78)
- 2/2.85 (Cortex-X1)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU Cores 672 672
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS 1142.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel Fold
1501
Google Pixel 7a
1443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel Fold
3833
Google Pixel 7a
3493
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15011443
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38333493
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel Fold], [Google Pixel 7a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel Fold
688276
Google Pixel 7a
930436
CPU207549255576
GPU143090325623
Memory171410149843
UX166227199394
NanoReview Score688276930436
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel Fold
6138
Google Pixel 7a
6343
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.8 °C
Stabilityn/a65 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6343
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel Fold], [Google Pixel 7a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel Fold
11617
Google Pixel 7a
10609
Writing score1500215048
Web score93177500
Video editing69626362
Data manipulation1091610504
NanoReview Score1161710609

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4821 mAh 4385 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (20 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 31 min) Yes (20% in 36 min)
Full Charge Time 1:32 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel Fold
16:41
Google Pixel 7a
19:16
Web Browsing06:15 h08:24 h
Video Playback10:45 h13:40 h
Games04:29 h05:06 h
Standby Mode80 h76 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 9000x7000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 121 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 10.8 MP
Ultra-wide: 10.8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length25 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX787Sony IMX787
Sensor size1/21/1.73
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix108 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.1n/a
Focal length112 mmn/a
SensorSamsung S5K3J1n/a
Sensor size1/3.1n/a
Pixel size1.22 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix108 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
SensorSony IMX386Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/31/3.06
Pixel size1.25 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel Fold
137
Google Pixel 7a
138
Video quality
Google Pixel Fold
131
Google Pixel 7a
133
Overall camera score
Google Pixel Fold
133
Google Pixel 7a
133
Bokeh6070
Preview6369
Zoom117105
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel Fold], [Google Pixel 7a]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Pixel size 1.22 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel Fold
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
136
Video quality
Google Pixel Fold
n/a
Google Pixel 7a
146

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 5.2 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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)GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA: Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
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 Fold
82.5 dB
Google Pixel 7a
90.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced May, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Release Date June, 2023 yr May, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 1799 499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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