Motorola Moto G (2023) vs Google Pixel 7a

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PHONES
Phone Names	Motorola Moto G (2023)	Google Pixel 7a

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GWKK3, G0DZQ
5G bands	2, 5, 7, 12, 14, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 78 SA/NSA	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GWKK3
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
	-	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GHL1X, G82U8

Launch
Announced	2023, May 02	2023, May 10
Status	Available. Released 2023, May 25	Available. Released 2023, May 10

Body
Build	Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back	Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions	164 x 75 x 8.4 mm (6.46 x 2.95 x 0.33 in)	152 x 72.9 x 9 mm (5.98 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight	189 g (6.67 oz)	193.5 g (6.84 oz)
	Water-repellent design	IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

Display
Protection	-	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution	720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density)	1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~429 ppi density)
Size	6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.9% screen-to-body ratio)	6.1 inches, 90.7 cm2 (~81.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	IPS LCD, 120Hz	OLED, HDR, 90Hz
	-	Always-on display

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460)	Octa-core (2x2.85 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.35 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
GPU	Adreno 619	Mali-G710 MP7
OS	Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14	Android 13, upgradable to Android 15, up to 5 major Android upgrades

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM
	-	UFS 3.1

Main Camera
Dual	48 MP, f/1.7, (wide), 0.8µm, PDAF 2 MP (macro)	64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, OIS

Selfie camera
Features	HDR	HDR, panorama
Single	8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm	13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Video	1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	Yes	No
35mm jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms
Bluetooth	5.1, A2DP, LE	5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	GPS, 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 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery
Charging	15W wired	18W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless
Type	Li-Po 5000 mAh	Li-Po 4385 mAh

Misc
Colors	Ink Blue	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral
Models	XT2313	GWKK3, GHL1X, G0DZQ, G82U8
Price	$ 56.55	€ 179.90 / $ 150.00 / £ 170.00 / ₹ 25,980

OUR TESTS
Battery (old)	-	Endurance rating 76h
Camera	-	Photo / Video
Display	-	1070 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-26.5 LUFS (Good)
Performance	-	AnTuTu: 765281 (v9) GeekBench: 3191 (v5.1), 3631 (v6) GFXBench: 62fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)