Product
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Samsung Galaxy A8s
Google Pixel 9a
Google Pixel 9a
Battery
Charging 18W wired 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 3400 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 158.4 x 74.9 x 7.4 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.29 in) 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
  - IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 100.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type PLS LCD P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  ANT+ Samsung Pay Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2018, December. Released 2018, December 2025, March 19
Status Discontinued Available. Released 2025, April 10
Main Camera
Dual - 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Triple 24 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm, PDAF 10 MP f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.9", 1.0µm, AF, 2x optical zoom 5 MP, f/2.2, (depth) -
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/240fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  - UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Black, Gradient Black, Blue, Pink-Blue, Yellow-Pink Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Models SM-G8870, SM-G887F, SM-G887N, SM-A8s GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12
SAR EU 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.17 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - USA
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Adreno 616 Mali-G715 MP7
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), One UI Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, panorama
Single 24 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.9µm 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes, with stereo speakers
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Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:42h
Loudspeaker - -27.2 LUFS (Good)