Google Pixel 8a 8GB/128GB
6.1″ OLED display (120 Hz), Google Tensor G3, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, 64 MP main camera, 4492 mAh battery, 5G, Android 14.
Spec score · The verdict is based on published specifications, not a hands-on test.
Data evidence: 81 %
Strengths
- Basics — 100
- Build & comfort — 86.9
- Screen — 82.3
Is it a real upgrade?
Compared against frozen reference profiles of popular older phones, scored by the identical algorithm. Only spec-derived facts — no guesswork.
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +28.1
- Smoothness +49.8
- Screen +40.3
- Camera hardware +37.7
- Longevity +37.2
- Basics +35
- Battery +4.2
- Build & comfort -13.1
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +12
- Longevity +29.7
- Smoothness +26
- Camera hardware +12.9
- Screen +11.7
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +1.2
- Longevity +19.2
- Smoothness +8.2
- Screen +3.5
- Build & comfort -7.8
- Camera hardware -13.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +7.2
- Longevity +29.7
- Smoothness +21.6
- Screen +8.5
- Battery -3.9
- Camera hardware -4.8
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +20.2
- Smoothness +45.2
- Longevity +36.1
- Screen +20.2
- Basics +20
- Camera hardware +19.7
- Battery +5.4
- Build & comfort -13.1
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +7.5
- Smoothness +24
- Longevity +19.8
- Screen +8.5
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +2.9
- Longevity +24.1
- Smoothness +15.7
- Screen +6
- Build & comfort -7.8
- Camera hardware -14.5
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +0.2
- Longevity +9.3
- Smoothness +8.5
- Screen +3.5
- Build & comfort -7.8
- Camera hardware -13.1
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +20
- Basics +40
- Longevity +34.4
- Screen +32.6
- Smoothness +30.9
- Camera hardware +9.2
- Battery +9
- Build & comfort -7.8
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +12.6
- Longevity +26.9
- Smoothness +24.8
- Basics +20
- Screen +10
- Battery +9
- Camera hardware +6.2
- Build & comfort -7.8
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +23.5
- Basics +40
- Longevity +34.4
- Smoothness +32.7
- Screen +32.6
- Camera hardware +19.4
- Battery +9.7
- Build & comfort +3.4
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +14.3
- Longevity +44.9
- Smoothness +27.5
- Basics +20
- Camera hardware +11.8
- Build & comfort +6.6
- Screen +5.1
- Battery -6.7
Meaningful upgrade Spec score: +16.1
- Longevity +40.4
- Screen +25.1
- Basics +20
- Camera hardware +16.6
- Build & comfort +15.6
- Smoothness +15.5
- Battery -7
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +9.7
- Longevity +32.9
- Smoothness +18.8
- Camera hardware +16.1
- Screen +11.9
- Battery -3
- Build & comfort -12.6
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +2.5
- Screen +11.5
- Smoothness +10.1
- Longevity +9.3
- Battery -3.8
- Camera hardware -7
Not a clear upgrade Spec score: +4.3
- Longevity +32.9
- Smoothness +13.4
- Screen +12.6
- Camera hardware -3.6
- Battery -8.8
- Build & comfort -13.1
Spec score
Scores follow our fixed published scale (version 1.0.0). See the methodology. Methodology
How much of this score rests on verified data; unknown values shrink toward a neutral 50 and lower the evidence.
Camera scores measure hardware potential (sensor, optics, stabilization) — not lab-tested photo quality.
Benchmark
| AnTuTu score (10) | 1,193,520 |
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Reported benchmark result; real-world values vary by device configuration, software version and test run.
Specifications
Display
| Display size | 6.1 in |
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| Display technology | OLED |
| Display resolution | 2400x1080 |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz |
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G3 |
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Memory and storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
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| Storage | 128 GB |
Battery and charging
| Battery capacity | 4492 mAh |
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Cameras
| Main camera | 64 MP |
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| Ultrawide camera | 13 MP |
| Selfie camera | 13 MP |
Build and durability
| Weight | 188 g |
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| Dimensions | 152.1 x 72.7 x 8.9 mm |
| IP rating | IP67 |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 |
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Connectivity
| 5G support | Yes |
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| NFC | Yes |
| eSIM | Yes |
Sources
Facts are verified against the sources below; unverified values are marked as unverified.
- GSMArena — gsmarena.com