Google Pixel 9a vs OnePlus Nord 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A56 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Jul 08, 2025	Mar 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	€499	8GB/128GB - $499

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm	6.39 x 3.05 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 162.2 x 77.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	7.44 oz / 211.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Yes; IP65	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Phantom Grey, Dry Ice, Marble Sands	Pink, Olive, Graphite, Lightgray

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1800 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3		Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	Untested	1715 (Good)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen3 SM8635 (4 nm)	Samsung Exynos 1580
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.9GHz 3x2.6GHz​ 4x1.9GHz
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Adreno 735	Xclipse 540
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (15), up to 4 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	Untested	1361
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	Untested	3894
3D Mark High
2625	Untested	1322
3D Mark Low
2124	Untested	1313

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	5200 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 80.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 3min

Browsing

17h 46min

Video

9h 9min

Gaming

10h 11min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
		5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)		4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	50 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

122

Overall

131

Photo

113

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, SBAS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
38, 41	38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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