Google Pixel 6 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Google	Google
Announced
2021, October 19	August 2021
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, October 28	Coming Soon - August 2021
Colors
Black, Green, Red	Mostly Black
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm (6.24 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)	154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm (6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight
207 g (7.3 oz)	183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM and/or eSIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
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 - GB7N6, G9S9B16	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
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G9S9B 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GB7N6	1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

Type
FHD+ AMOLED Screen Refresh Rate 90Hz HDR10+	FHD+ OLED Screen HDR Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors
16M Colour	16M Colour
Size
6.4 inches [Similar]	6.34 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
83.45%	85.05%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 12	Android 11
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 (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]	Adreno 620 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	128 GB
External Memory
No	No

Rear Camera
50 MP + 12 MP [Similar]	12.2 MP + 16 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama	12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
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	USB Type-C 3.1
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised) Fast wireless charging 21W Reverse wireless charging USB Power Delivery 3.0	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity
4614 mAh	4680 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-