Summary: While flagship phones continue to be expensive, many phone manufacturers now offer mid-range options that are far more affordable. Today, Google announced the Pixel 6a, the latest of its "a" line of phones that are designed to fit that need. It looks and feels a lot like the Pixel 6, but it has a smaller footprint roughly the size of the Pixel 5 and a smaller display. It also has the same 5G as the 6 and the 6 Pro, Titan M2 security, and the same Tensor SoC as the P6 Pro. But it's certainly not the only mid-range handset on the market. Here, we've compared it with the iPhone SE 2022 as well as the Samsung Galaxy A53 to give you an idea of how it stacks up against its rivals. Be sure to check back soon to see how the Pixel 5a fares in our review.NonePixel 6aSamsung Galaxy A53 5GiPhone SEPricing$449$450$429 / $479 / $579Dimensions152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm (5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm (6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)138.4 x 67.3 x 7.3 mm (5.45 x 2.65 x 0.29 inches)Weight178 g (6.3 oz)189 g (6.67 oz)144g (5.09 ounces)Screen size6.1 inches (156 mm)6.5 inches (165.1 mm)4.7 inches (119.4 mm)Screen resolution1,080 x 2,400 pixels (429 ppi)1,080 x 2,400 pixels (405 ppi)1,334 x 750 (326 ppi)Screen typeOLED, 60HzSuper AMOLED, 120HzRetina HD LCDBattery4,410 mAh5,000 mAhUp to 15 hours, mAh unknownInternal storage128 GB128 / 256 GB64 / 128 / 256 GBExternal storageNoneUp to 1TB microSDNoneRear camera(s)Dual Pixel Wide: 12.2 MP, f/1.7UltraWide: 12MP, f/2.2Wide: 64 MP, f/1.8UltraWide: 12 MP, f/2.2Macro/Depth: 5 MP, f/2.4Wide: 12 MP, f/1.8Front camera(s)8 MP f/2.032 MP f/2.27 MP, f/2.2Video capture4K at 30, 60 fps4K at 60 fps4K at 60 fpsSoCGoogle TensorExynos 1280Apple A15 BionicCPUOcta-core 2.8 GHzOcta-core (2.4 GHz & 2.0 GHz)3.23 GHz hexa-coreGPUARM Mali G78Mali-G68quad-core Apple GPURAM6 GB6 / 8 GB4 GBWiFi802.11 ax802.11 a/b/g/n/ac802.11axBluetoothv5.2v5.1v5.0NFCYesYesYesOperating systemAndroid 12Android 12iOS 15Other featuresIP67 certified, USB-CIP67 certified, USB-CIP67 certified, Lightning portFollow all of the news from Google I/O 2022 right here!
