Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Google Pixel 6a vs Google Pixel 7

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Google
Announced March 2017 2022, May 11 2022, October 06
Status Available - April 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, October 13
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Chalk, Charcoal, Sage Obsidian, Lemongrass, Snow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
155.6 x 73.2 x 8.7 mm
(6.13 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GQML3
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, 46, 48, 66, 71 - GVU6C
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GQML3
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GVU6C
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 12 Android 13
Processor 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
Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor G2 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G710 MC10
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1000 nits (HBM), 1400 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (418 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 82.38% 84.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 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 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/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.9", 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10.8 MP, f/2.2, 21mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.22µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 20W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 3000 mAh 4410 mAh 4355mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -