The Pixel 8a is powered by a 4,492 mAh battery, a hair smaller capacity than the Pixel 8's 4,575 mAh cell. It also features a smaller screen with a diagonal of 6.1 inches instead of 6.2 inches.
And since the two phones use an identical chipset, it's no surprise that the Pixel 8a scored a similar Active Use Score to the original Pixel 8: 11 hours and 25 minutes. It offers 23 hours of talk time, 10+ hours of web browsing, 13+ hours of video streaming, and 7+ hours of gaming. Not bad for a compact phone.
Still, there are quite a few other competitors of a similar size that post better Active Use scores – at least 13 hours or more.
Stay tuned for the full review, where we'll delve deeper into the other aspects of the device.