Google Nexus 6P vs. Google Pixel 7a

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Google Nexus 6P and Google Pixel 7a. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Nexus 6P vs. Google Pixel 7a Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - GHL1X
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.3 mm 152 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater height than Google Pixel 7a.
Width 77.8 mm 72.9 mm Google Nexus 6P has greater width than Google Pixel 7a.
Depth 7.3 mm 9 mm Google Nexus 6P is narrower than Google Nexus 6P.
Weight 178 g 193.5 g Google Nexus 6P is lighter than Google Nexus 6P.
Body Colour Mate gold | Graphite | Aluminium Sea | Snow | Charcoal
Body Material Anodised aluminium Tactile alloy frame, 3D thermoformed composite back
Protection - Water-resistant, dust-resistant, fingerprint-resistant
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Google Pixel 7a is waterproof.
IP rating - IP67
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.81 W/kg (body), 1.49 W/kg (head) 2.99 W/kg (limb), 1.3 W/kg (body), 0.99 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.1" Google Pixel 7a has larger screen size than Google Nexus 6P.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Google Nexus 6P has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 7a.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 518 ppi 429 ppi Google Nexus 6P has better pixel density than Google Pixel 7a.
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio - 1000000:1
HDR - Yes Google Pixel 7a has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Always-on display, Now Playing, Smooth Display (up to 90 Hz), High brightness mode, At a Glance
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 Google Tensor G2 - with Titan M2 security
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Nexus 6P has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 430 -
MEMORY Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB Google Pixel 7a has more RAM than Google Nexus 6P.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Google Pixel 7a has more internal memory than Google Nexus 6P.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
CAMERA Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better camera resolution than Google Nexus 6P.
Sensor Size - 1/1.73"
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.89 Google Pixel 7a has better lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
Field of View (FoV) - 80 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 0.8 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Google Pixel 7a has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 5x
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode Live HDR+
Camera Modes - Panorama, portrait mode, Night Sight, Long exposure mode, Top Shot, Super Res Zoom, Frequent Faces, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Magic Eraser, Portrait Light, Motion autofocus, Astrophotography timelapse, slow motion video at 240fps, Photo Unblur
White Balance - Custom
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (protective lens glass) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Stereo Recording, HEVC (High Efficiency Video coding), Dual Exposure Controls, 4K Cinematic Pan video stabilisation, 4K Locked video stabilisation, 1080p Active video stabilisation, Fused video stabilisation, speech enhancement, Super Res Zoom up to 8x, Fast camera launcher, AVC (H.264), Wind noise reduction, Locked Folder, Quad PD Quad Bayer wide camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) - 1.12 μm
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - Dual Pixel Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Lens correction
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Google Pixel 7a has better front camera resolution than Google Nexus 6P.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.2 Google Pixel 7a has better front lens aperture than Google Nexus 6P.
Field of View (Front) - 95 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.22 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3450 mAh 4385 mAh Google Pixel 7a has larger battery capacity than Google Nexus 6P.
Wireless Charging - Yes Google Pixel 7a can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Standby Time 440 hours -
Talk Time 1380 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby (WCDMA): up to 440 hrs
Talk (WCDMA): up to 1380 min
Playback (Music): up to 100 hrs
Mixed usage: up to 24 hrs
Mixed usage (Extreme Battery Saver): up to 72 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Google Pixel 7a has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 13
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE EDGE, HSDPA, HSPA+, LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 17, Band 19, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 25, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700b, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 1900+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79, n40, n25, n12
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, SDL DL 1500+, SDL DL 1500-, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500, TDD 2300, FDD 1900, n12
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, eAAC+, MKA, MIDI, M4A, 3GA, MP4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WebM H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC
FEATURES Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, notification LED, Three microphones, Android Sensor Hub, Nexus Imprint Sensor Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Noise suppression, Fast Charging, Google Cast, dual stereo speakers, 5 years of Security Updates, Private Compute Core, Built-in VPN powered by Google One, End-to-end security designed by Google, anti-phishing, anti-malware protection, Live Translate, Titan M2 Security Module, microphone toggle, camera toggle
OTHERS Google Nexus 6P Google Pixel 7a
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards - IP67, HEARING AID M3/T3
Product Recycled Content - 100 % - aluminium housing
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