Google Pixel 9a vs Samsung Galaxy S23

Price Comparison (India)

-	Rs. 79,999

General Info

Manufacturer
Google	Samsung
Announced
March 2025	2023, February 01
Status
Coming Soon - April 2025	Coming soon. Exp. release 2023, February 17
Price
Rs. 49,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 74,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Phantom Black, Cream, Green, Lavender, Graphite, Lime
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)	146.3 x 70.9 x 7.6 mm (5.76 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
Weight
186 g (6.56 oz)	167 g (5.89 oz)
SIM Type
-	Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - USA	LTE
5G Network
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA	SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (head) 1.39 W/kg (body)	- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance (advertised)

Hardware and OS

OS
Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades	Android 13
User Interface
-	One UI 5.1
Processor
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8550 Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Mali-G715 MP7 [Similar]	Adreno 740 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	No

Display

Type
FHD+ P-OLED Screen, HDR, 120Hz 1800 Nits (HBM), 2700 Nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors
16M colors	16M Colors
Size
6.3 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2424 pixels (421 ppi)	1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.04%	88.27%
Multi-Touch

Camera

Rear Camera
48 MP + 13 MP [Similar]	50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, Panorama, Best Take	50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 10 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS	8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Front Camera
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm HDR, panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	12 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call Auto-HDR, HDR10+ 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	No
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
USB Type-C 3.2	USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
Yes	Yes

User Memory

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1/4.0
Expandable Storage
No	No
USB OTG
Not Supported	Not Supported

Sensors

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast Battery Charging 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging (w/	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 25W, PD3.0 10W wireless (Qi/PMA) 4.5W reverse wireless
Capacity
5100 mAh	3900 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-