Google Pixel 6a vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 57,900

Manufacturer
Google	Samsung
Announced
2022, May 11	March 2017
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21	Available - April 2017
Price
-	Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Chalk, Charcoal, Sage	Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)	148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz)	155 g (5.47 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM and/or eSIM	Dual-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA
4G Network
LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)	-
Messaging
	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)	-
Notification LED
-	Yes

Type
FHD+ OLED Screen HDR	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M Colors	16M colors
Size
6.1 inches [Similar]	5.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
82.38%	84.06%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 12	Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)
Processor
Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]	Adreno 540 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
128 GB	64 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Rear Camera
12.2 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Flash	Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS	2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR, panorama 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, AF [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G	HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE	v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
USB Type-C 3.1	v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	HTML5

Internal
128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1	64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 18W USB Power Delivery 3.0	Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
4410 mAh	3000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-