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Tensor G3, a 120Hz Actua panel and seven years of updates for $499 made the 8a the value pick of 2024. The 18W charging and plastic back are where Google saved money, and it shows.
Pros
- Seven years of updates at $499
- Same Tensor G3 as the flagship Pixel 8
- 120Hz 2000-nit Actua display
- 64MP main camera with the full Pixel photo pipeline
Cons
- 18W wired and 7.5W wireless charging are very slow
- Composite plastic back and IP67 rather than IP68
- Thick bezels and an 8a-specific 83% screen-to-body ratio
- Tensor G3 gets warm and throttles
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Google Pixel 8a
Display
- Screen size
- 6.1 ″
- Panel type
- OLED (Actua)
- Resolution
- 1080x2400
- Pixel density
- 430 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,000 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 83.1 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G3
- AnTuTu 10
- 900,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 1,690
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 4,300
- RAM (max)
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128/256GB
- Storage type
- UFS 3.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 64 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.89
- Ultra-wide
- 13 MP
- Optical zoom
- 2 x
- Max video
- 4K@60fps
- Front camera
- 13 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 4,492 mAh
- Wired charging
- 18 W
- Wireless charging
- 8 W
- Active use endurance
- 11 h
Design
- Weight
- 188 g
- Thickness
- 8.9 mm
- IP rating
- IP67
- Frame material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- eSIM
- Yes
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14
- OS update pledge
- 7 years
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the Google Pixel 8a good in 2026?
The Google Pixel 8a earns an Inno Score of 50.6/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Tensor G3, a 120Hz Actua panel and seven years of updates for $499 made the 8a the value pick of 2024. The 18W charging and plastic back are where Google saved money, and it shows.
What are the key specs of the Google Pixel 8a?
Chipset: Google Tensor G3 · Screen size: 6.1 ″ · Capacity: 4,492 mAh · Main camera: 64 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the Google Pixel 8a?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Samsung Galaxy A56, iPhone 15, Google Pixel 7 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
