Motorola ThinkPhone vs Motorola ThinkPhone 25 vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 01, 2024	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
		8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 158.76 x 74.38 x 8.26 mm	6.07 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.1 x 71.2 x 8.1 mm (~9.3 mm with camera bump)	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)
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.03 oz / 171.0 g	6.56 oz / 186.0 g
Materials
Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Other; Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Carbon Black	Carbon Black	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 89.02% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 89.96% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 144Hz, 1200 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2670x1220px, 20:9 ratio, 462 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested	2561 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.8 (Average)	Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 MT6878 (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
1x3.2GHz Kryo Prime 3x2.75GHz Kryo Gold 4x2.0GHz Kryo Silve	4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 730	Mali-G615 MC2	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB (LPDDR4X)/256GB (uMCP) 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	Android (14), up to 5 OS updates	Android (15)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1789	Untested	1687
GeekBench 6 Multi
4665	Untested	4385
3D Mark High
2742	Untested	2625
3D Mark Low
1505	Untested	2124

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4310 mAh	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

16h 43min

Video

12h 47min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.5" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

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 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	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
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 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
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

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Memory	512GB

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