Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S22 5G vs Google Pixel 9a vs Tecno POVA Slim

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Tecno
Announced 2022, February 09 March 2025 September 2025
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, February 25 Coming Soon - April 2025 Coming Soon - Q4 2025
Price - Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, Cream Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony Black, Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146 x 70.6 x 7.6 mm
(5.75 x 2.78 x 0.3 in)
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm
(6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
164.23 × 75.91 × 5.95 mm
(6.47 × 2.99 × 0.23 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz) 156 g (5.5 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) - Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA
LTE
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
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SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.39 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+), aluminum frame
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Status light LED (on the back)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades Android 15
User Interface One UI 4 - HIOS 15
Processor Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A510) - International
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510) - USA/China, Exynos 2200 (4 nm) - International
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) - USA/China
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G200 (6 nm)
GPU Xclipse 920 - International
Adreno 730 - USA/China
Mali-G715 MP7 Mali-G57 MC2 (1.1GHz)
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz
1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.1 inches 6.3 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi) 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.82% 84.04% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio (market/operator dependent) No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 13 MP 50 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 1440p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm
Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call Auto-HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
HDR, panorama
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, (wide)

Yes [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 (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent) Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2 USB Type-C
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0
7.5W wireless
Bypass charging (w/
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
10W reverse wired
Capacity 3700 mAh 5100 mAh 5160 mAh
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