Mid-range · 2024

Google Pixel 8a

Name: Google Pixel 8a
Brand: Google
Price: 649999 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦340,000 to ₦700,000 · 11 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE Camera shares the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.1″ AMOLED · 120Hz

G3 8 / 128 GB

4492 mAh 18W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Google Pixel 8a looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.1″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.1"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

1508 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Mohs level 5

Performance

Google Tensor G3 (4 nm) · Mali-G715 MP7

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

1,193,520

v10

GeekBench

4,384

Graphics test

3DMark 2,427 (Wild Life Extreme)

GPU

Mali-G715 MP7

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.0 GHz ARM Cortex X3 +4x2.45 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x2.15 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades · 7-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, upgradable to Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades

Software support

7 years of updates

Updates remaining

~5 years

Camera

64 MP f/1.9 main · OIS · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony IMX787, 1/1.72", 0.7µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus, AI camera engine

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4492 mAh · 18 W wired · 7.5 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4492 mAh

Lab active use

11:25h

Lab endurance

40:06h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

7.5 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.5 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.5 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6E

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B30, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n76, n77, n78

Build & Design

188 g · 8.9 mm · IP67

Built to last

Height

152.1 mm

Width

72.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

188 g

IP rating

IP67

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 16

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Lower benchmark score

1.2M vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower-res main camera

64 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Shorter tested battery life

11h 25m vs 15h 42m active use

Heavier in hand

188 g vs 170 g

₦470k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

Lower benchmark score

1.2M vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Heavier in hand

188 g vs 167 g

₦120k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

11 sellers·New from ₦430,000 to ₦700,000·Used from ₦340,000

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Jiji Used

₦340,000

Lowest of 11 Fair for used

Lugas Hub

3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦350,000

Fair for used

Oluwaseun Adedayo

8.2 yrs · 36 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦389,000

FLEMZ CONCEPTS

10.8 yrs · 487 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦420,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦430,000

CeeLinks Teleglobal

5.8 yrs · 389 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji New

₦530,000

Cee-Gadgets Ltd

4.9 yrs · 39 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦590,000

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Dope Comms Ltd

9.3 yrs · 31 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦600,000

Twenty8Leo

4.1 yrs · 2 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦600,000

KED GADGETS GLOBAL

5.9 yrs · 1 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦649,999

Legendary Gadgets-W

4.6 yrs · 451 feedback · 128GB

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Konga New

₦700,000

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