Google Pixel 8a vs Poco M8 5G
Google
Pixel 8a
Poco
M8 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- POCO
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
- January 2026, 5 months ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
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- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 550.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 74% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 405 ppi Very high 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
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1920 Hz PWM, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, TÜV Rheinland Full Care Display 3.0 Cer, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 3200 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 12 Bits panel (10-bit +2-bit FRC), Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Panda glass, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.8GHz Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Adreno 710
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 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
- Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 0.61 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
- 1/2.88"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 120 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
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Front Flash, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 13 Mpx
- 20 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
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- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 5520 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- ~ 50h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- Reverse charging 18W
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 512 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 2.2
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.4 mm 164.0 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 178 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Black Silver Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP65 , Splash resistant
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 87 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 5 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano 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), LDAC, AAC
- 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
- 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, GLONASS (L1)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1)
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), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 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), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
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- Proximity
- Yes
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- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
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- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Dolby Atmos, Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
