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| Global Score | |
| 80.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2018-10-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.22 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.49 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Pink and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 194.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 522 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3430mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 5.44 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3 XL is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with an 80.7 score against 75.8. Google Pixel 3 XL's design has the same thickness than Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's somewhat heavier. The Google Pixel 3 XL counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a much higher 1440 x 2960 resolution, a bit better pixel density and a larger display.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a quite bigger storage to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3 XL, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cores, the Google Pixel 3 XL also has 1 GB more RAM.
The Google Pixel 3 XL has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3430mAh of battery capacity. Google Pixel 3 XL captures a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger camera aperture.
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