Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-05-07 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 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
The Google Pixel 3a is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a overall score of 78.8 against 75.8. The Google Pixel 3a is a a lot newer and a little bit lighter cellphone than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's just a little thicker. Google Pixel 3a features a bit better CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 3a also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3a features a little bit better screen than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a little bit larger display, a bit higher 1080 x 2220 resolution and a little bit better screen density. Google Pixel 3a features just a bit better camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back facing camera with a lot worse 12.2 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot higher video resolution and a bigger camera aperture to take better low light images and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features more memory to install games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s battery performance is very similar to the Google Pixel 3a one.
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