59 out of 100
VS
76 out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on August 17, 2021, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 years and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
- Differences
- Review
- Specs
- Benchmarks
- Battery life
- Camera
- Comments
Key differences
An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1153K versus 565K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G3
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 64% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1683 and 1027 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G and Google Pixel 8a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Galaxy A52s 5G
79
Pixel 8a
91
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Galaxy A52s 5G
53
Pixel 8a
79
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Galaxy A52s 5G
44
Pixel 8a
66
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Galaxy A52s 5G
35
Pixel 8a
59
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Galaxy A52s 5G
67
Pixel 8a
65*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Galaxy A52s 5G
74
Pixel 8a
89
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Galaxy A52s 5G
59
Pixel 8a
76*
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A52s 5G
vs
Pixel 8a
Display
| Type | Super AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 430 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 400 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 138.1% | - |
| PWM | 231 Hz | - |
| Response time | 9 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A52s 5G
802 nits
Pixel 8a
n/a
Sources:NotebookCheck[3]
Design and build
| Height | 159.9 mm (6.3 inches) | 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) |
| Width | 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) | 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP67 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A52s 5G+5%
85%
Pixel 8a
81.3%
Performance
Tests of Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G and Google Pixel 8a in the benchmarks
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G | Google Tensor G3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) | - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 770 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 642 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1344 |
| GPU clock | 550 MHz | 890 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~844 GFLOPS | ~2415.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A52s 5G
1027
Pixel 8a+64%
1683
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A52s 5G
2966
Pixel 8a+46%
4330
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Galaxy A52s 5G
565634
Pixel 8a+104%
1153718
| CPU | 200236 | 359782 |
| GPU | 138915 | 377124 |
| Memory | 92346 | 185902 |
| UX | 134137 | 230910 |
| Total score | 565634 | 1153718 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Galaxy A52s 5G
2462
Pixel 8a
n/a
| Max surface temperature | 47.9 °C | - |
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2462 | - |
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A52s 5G
12022
Pixel 8a
n/a
| Web score | 10325 | - |
| Video editing | 7103 | - |
| Photo editing | 25825 | - |
| Data manipulation | 9255 | - |
| Writing score | 13514 | - |
AnTuTu 10 Android Results
Sources:3DMark[3]
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 14 |
| ROM | One UI 6.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 26 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4492 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 18 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (7.5 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (53% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 53 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:28 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:27 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:42 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | - |
| Standby | 116 hr | - |
General battery life
Galaxy A52s 5G
21:34 hr
Pixel 8a
n/a
*We have updated our battery testing methods to better reflect real-world usage.
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 9000 x 7000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX682 | Sony IMX787 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" | 1/1.73" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Galaxy A52s 5G
n/a
Pixel 8a
141
Video quality
Galaxy A52s 5G
n/a
Pixel 8a
128
Generic main camera score
Galaxy A52s 5G
n/a
Pixel 8a
136
| Bokeh | - | 60 |
| Preview | - | 71 |
| Zoom | - | 126 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A52s 5G
83.6 dB
Pixel 8a
n/a
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2021 | May 2024 |
| Release date | September 2021 | May 2024 |
| Launch price | $495 | $499 |
| SAR (head) | 0.88 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 0.84 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 8a is definitely a better buy.
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