![]() ![]() ![]() Only 8K video recording really made it break out in a sweat. Meanwhile, our Galaxy S22 reviewer found that the phone had “more than enough power for casual mobile tasks (web browsing, app work) and extra juice for videos, games, 4K video shooting, and editing”. Our reviewer found that the Pixel 6a “was snappy enough for navigation and most tasks, but now and then it slowed down when we were taxing it too much”. It’s all about that machine learning, which is why the Pixel 6a can do things like that Magic Eraser camera trick, or perform real-time transcription.īoth of these phones perform well in the hand, but the Galaxy S22 has the edge. Still, raw performance wasn’t what Google was gunning for here. Samsung has the edge in memory terms too, with 8GB of RAM to the Pixel 6a’s 6GB. The Tensor chip is slightly less advanced, as this suggests, having been built to a less efficient 5nm (as opposed to the Snapdragon’s 4nm) standard. We’re talking a Geekbench 5 multi-core score of around 2800, while the Galaxy S22’s two chips burst well past the 3200 mark. Google has equipped its phone with a home-brewed Tensor chip, which doesn’t perform quite as well in conventional benchmark tests. The rest get Samsung’s own Exynos 2200, which is broadly similar, if slightly inferior. Most people will get the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, which until recently was the fastest Android chip on the market. Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6a specs and performanceīoth of these phones run on nominally flagship silicon, though neither is at the very top of the tree.Īs is Samsung’s faintly exasperating wont, the Galaxy S22 is split between two different processors, depending on your region. Single Take, meanwhile, lets you take videos and snaps simultaneously.Īround front, Google gives you a slightly underwhelming 8MP selfie camera, while Samsung goes with a sharper 10MP front camera. Samsung, for its part, gives you a full suite of manual controls in its Pro mode, with Expert RAW giving you more editable results. Google has brought across some of the stand-out photographic tricks from the Pixel 6, including Magic Eraser – letting you delete background elements with a touch. Samsung’s punched-up colors can be a little much for some, and certainly aren’t what you’d call true to life. It’s a far more flexible camera than Google’s, but there’s something to be said for Google’s peerless exposure and clearer, cooler color science. ![]() To that end, Samsung has invested more in premium hardware, with a brand new 50MP wide sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide, and – praise be – a dedicated 10MP telephoto camera, capable of 3x zoomed shots. Of course, as we’ve established, the Galaxy S22 isn’t at the same price as the Pixel 6a. As we said in our review, “they’ll beat out nearly any other handset at this price”. Thanks to the company’s image processing chops, aided by its bespoke Tensor silicon, the Pixel 6a takes really good photos. That’s backed by a similarly humble 12MP ultra-wide, and unlike the Pixel 6 Pro, there's no telephoto sensor at all. The Pixel 6a gives you some downright creaky camera hardware, with the same 12MP main camera that’s been in the family since the Pixel 2, which launched way back in 2017. At the risk of oversimplifying things: Google is mostly about the software, while Samsung is largely about the hardware. Samsung and Google are two of the best phone camera makers in the business, but they take different approaches to mastery. Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6a camera But these are otherwise two bold, bright, color-rich displays. That gives the Galaxy S22 an advantage in terms of the smoothness of scrolling through menus and web content.īoth phones use in-display fingerprint sensors, but Samsung uses a more advanced and more secure ultrasonic system.Īll in all, it’s a win for the Galaxy S22 display on smoothness grounds. At 120Hz, it’s literally twice as fluid as the Pixel 6a’s 60Hz equivalent. Where the Galaxy S22 screen wins is with its refresh rate. Another shared feature is that both sport centrally mounted punch-hole selfie cameras. Both use OLED panels, and both have FHD+ resolutions. Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Google Pixel 6a displayĪs mentioned already, both of these phones utilise 6.1-inch displays. ![]() Samsung’s phone justifies its higher price with a full IP68 rating, meaning it’s more water resistant than the IP67-rated Pixel 6a. Meanwhile, the Galaxy S22 weighs a mere 168g, more than 10g lighter than the 179g Pixel 6a. The Galaxy S22 measures 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm, while the Pixel 6a measures in at 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm. The Galaxy S22, meanwhile, comes in Phantom Black, White, Pink Gold, Green, Graphite, Sky Blue, Violet, and Cream though precise availability depends on region.ĭespite having the same-sized display (as we’ll go on to discuss), the Samsung Galaxy S22 is a much smaller phone than the Google Pixel 6a. Talking of which, the Pixel 6a offers just three color options: Chalk, Charcoal, and Sage. ![]()
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