Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 6a vs Motorola Moto G53 vs Motorola Moto G73

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Motorola Motorola
Announced 2022, May 11 December 2022 January 2023
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21 Available - December 2022 Available - January 2023
Colors Chalk, Charcoal, Sage Ink Blue, Arctic Silver, Pale Pink Lucent White, Midnight Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
162.7 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm
(6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
161.4 x 73.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.35 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42 - EMEA & AP
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - LATAM
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42
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)
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - EMEA & AP
1, 2, 3, 7, 28, 40, 66, 78 SA/NSA - LATAM
1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA - China
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-resistant design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 13 Android 13
Processor Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460), Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 930 (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 619 IMG BXM-8-256
RAM 6 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.38% 83.88% 85.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
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
50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1.0µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, (wide)
or
16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
10W wired (International)
Reverse wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W
Capacity 4410 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -