Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Google Pixel 6a

Price Comparison (India)

Manufacturer
Samsung	Google
Announced
March 2017	2022, May 11
Status
Available - April 2017	Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21
Price
Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced]	-
Colors
Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)	152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight
155 g (5.47 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
SIM Type
Dual-SIM	Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE	LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
5G Network
-	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA) 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
-	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat)	Android 12
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]	Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 540 [Similar]	Mali-G78 MP20 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
64 GB	128 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	No

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ OLED Screen HDR
Colors
16M colors	16M Colors
Size
5.8 inches [Similar]	6.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.06%	82.38%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar]	12.2 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED (Dual Tone)	Dual-LED Flash
Features
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama	12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera
8 MP, AF [Similar]	8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm Auto-HDR, panorama 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX	5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	USB Type-C 3.1
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser
HTML5	Yes

Internal
64 GB, 4 GB RAM	128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Not Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 18W USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity
3000 mAh	4410 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-