Google Pixel 8a vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Google
Pixel 8a

Samsung
Galaxy S24 Ultra
At a glance
- Brand
- Samsung
- Release date
- May 2024, 2 years ago
- January 2024, 2 years 4 months ago
- Launch price
- $ 549.00
- € 1,459.00 ($ 1,703.81)
- AnTuTu
- 876.512 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 83% of devices
- 2.340.353 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 94% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.1"
- 6.8"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 1440 x 3120 px WQHD+
- Type
- Oled
- AMOLED Dynamic Amoled 2X
- Density
- 431 ppi Very high density
- 505 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- 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, 24-120 Hz refresh rate, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 2600 cd/m², 5000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, DC dimming, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Armor, S-Pen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen3
- CPU
- 1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510
- 1x3.3GHz Cortex X4 + 3x3.2 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x3.0 GHz Cortex A720 + 2x2.3 GHz Cortex A520
- CPU type
- Nine-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 3 GHz
- 3.3 GHz
- GPU
- Immortalis-G715s MC10
- Adreno 750
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 64 Mpx
- 200 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.89
- ƒ/ 1.7
- Sensor
- Sony IMX787
- Samsung ISOCELL HP2
- Pixel size
- 0.70 µm
- 0.60 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.72"
- 1/1.3"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 240 fps
- Yes, 240 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
- Night Mode 2.0, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple 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
- 13 Mpx
- 12 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.2
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX712
- Samsung S5K3LU
- Pixel size
- 1.12 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 4500 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 45.0W
- Charge cycles
- 1000 cycles
- —
- Runtime
- ~ 40h
- —
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Bypass Charging, Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 15W wireless charging, 4.5W reverse wireless charging
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 72.7 mm 152.1 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
- 79.0 mm 162.3 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 188 g
- 232 g
- Materials
- Metal
- Titanium
- Colors
- Black White Blue Green Cyan
- Black Gold Gray Purple Green Orange Cyan
- Water/dust resistance
- IP67
- IP68
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- —
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- —
- Usable surface
- 81 %
- 88 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 15 Android 15
- Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 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 / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1 + L5)
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), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), 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), 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), 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), 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, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Barometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 3 microphones
- Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
- —
- Yes











