Google Pixel 8a vs Nokia G42
Google
Pixel 8a

Nokia
G42
At a glance
- Brand
- Nokia
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
- June 2023, 3 years ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
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- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 380.000 Antutu v9 Overall performance better than 64% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.56"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 720 x 1612 px HD+
- Type
- Oled
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 269 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1400 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 560 cd/m² peak brightness, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 Plus (SM4350-AC)
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 8 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Qualcomm Adreno 619
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
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- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
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- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- No, 30 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, Pro Video Mode, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), NPU AI Engine, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
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- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 20.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- No charger in box
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
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- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.8 mm 165.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 193 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Gray Purple
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP52
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
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- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
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- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 82 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Single SIM (Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 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
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), 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), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B30 (2300), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- 2 microphones












