Google Pixel 5a 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S23
Google
Pixel 5a 5G
Samsung
Galaxy S23
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Release date
- August 2021, 4 years 10 months ago
- February 2023, 3 years 4 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 379.500 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
- 1.752.375 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 91% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.34"
- 6.1"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- AMOLED
- AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED 2X
- Density
- 406 ppi Very high density
- 422 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Always-On Display, HDR, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, 48-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Peak brightness - 1750 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 3000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen2
- CPU
- 1x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 1x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A76 1.8 GHz
- 1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 7 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2.4 GHz
- 3.2 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 620 625MHz
- Qualcomm Adreno 740
- RAM
- 6 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 12 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.7
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX363 Exmor RS
- Samsung GN5
- Pixel size
- 1.40 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/2.55"
- 1/1.57"
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 960 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 8 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX355
- Samsung S5K3LU
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 4680 mAh
- 3900 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 10W wireless (Qi/PMA), 4.5W reverse wireless
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- No
- No
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 3.1
Body
- Dimensions
- 73.7 mm 154.9 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
- 70.9 mm 146.3 mm 7.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 183 g
- 168 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Glass , Aluminium , Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
- Colors
- Black
- Black White Pink Gray Purple Green Beige Lime
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP68
- Usable surface
- 86 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 5 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), LE (Low Energy), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), ANT+, APT-x, LDAC, SBC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), Galileo (E1+E5a)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n5 (850), n12 (700), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B14 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B29 (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B46 (TDD 900), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in the back
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- No
- Audio
- Stereo Speakers
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
