Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 76.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-05-07 | -- |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Blue Black, Gold, Light Gray and Light Green |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 186.00 | $ 230.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 385 pixels per inch |
| -- | 800 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Exynos 1330 (5 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-G68 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.79 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than Galaxy A16 5G, getting a 78.8 score against 76.2. Both devices in our current comparison use Android operating system, but the Google Pixel 3a has an older 11 version and Galaxy A16 5G has Android 14. The Google Pixel 3a is a extremely lighter but just a little bit thicker device than Galaxy A16 5G.
Google Pixel 3a features a lot better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G. They have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2340.
Google Pixel 3a features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A16 5G, although it has a back facing camera with a lot lower 12.2 mega pixels resolution, they both have the same aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A16 5G has a superior storage for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a, because it has more internal storage capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 1000 GB.
The Galaxy A16 5G counts with a much longer battery duration than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Google Pixel 3a is also by far the cheapest.
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