While flagship phones continue to get expensive, many phone makers now offer mid-range options that are far more affordable. Today, Google announced the Pixel 6a, its latest line of “a” phones designed to suit that need. It looks and feels a lot like the Pixel 6, but has a smaller footprint that’s almost the same size and smaller display as the Pixel 5. It also has the same 5G, Titan M2 security as the 6 and 6 Pro, and the same Tensor SoC as the P6 Pro. But it’s certainly not the only mid-range handset in the market. Here, we have compared it with the iPhone SE 2022 as well as the Samsung Galaxy A53 to give you an idea of how it stacks up against its rivals. Check back soon to see how the Pixel 5a fares in our review,
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Nobody |
Pixel 6a |
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G |
iPhone SE |
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Pricing |
$449 |
$450 |
$429 / $479 / $579 |
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Dimensions |
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in) |
159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in) |
138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 in) |
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weight |
178 g (6.3 oz) |
189 g (6.67 oz) |
144 g (5.09 oz) |
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screen size |
6.1 inches (156 mm) |
6.5 inches (165.1 mm) |
4.7 inches (119.4 mm) |
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screen resolution |
1,080 x 2,400 pixels (429 ppi) |
1,080 x 2,400 pixels (405 ppi) |
1,334 x 750 (326 ppi) |
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screen type |
OLED, 60Hz |
Super AMOLED, 120Hz |
retina hd lcd |
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battery |
4,410 mAh |
5,000 mAh |
up to 15 hours, mAh unknown |
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internal storage |
128 GB |
128/256 GB |
64/128/256 GB |
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external storage |
Nobody |
microSD up to 1TB |
Nobody |
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rear camera |
Dual Pixel Wide: 12.2 MP, f/1.7 Ultrawide: 12MP, f/2.2 |
Wide: 64MP, f/1.8 Ultrawide: 12MP, f/2.2 Macro/Depth: 5MP, f/2.4 |
Wide: 12MP, f/1.8 |
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front camera |
8 MP f/2.0 |
32 MP f/2.2 |
7 MP, f/2.2 |
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video record |
30, 60 fps. but 4k |
60 fps. but 4k |
60 fps. but 4k |
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society |
google tensor |
exynos 1280 |
Apple A15 Bionic |
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CPU |
Octa-core 2.8 GHz |
Octa-core (2.4 GHz and 2.0 GHz) |
3.23 GHz hexa-core |
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GPU |
ARM Mali G78 |
Mali-G68 |
quad-core apple gpu |
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to hit |
6 GB |
6/8 GB |
4GB |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 ax |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
802.11ax |
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Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
v5.1 |
v5.0 |
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NFC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Operating System |
Android 12 |
Android 12 |
iOS 15 |
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other features |
IP67 certified, USB-C |
IP67 certified, USB-C |
IP67 certified, Lightning port |
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