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| 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 | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| Black, Purple and White | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 186.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| 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 | 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.6 |
| 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 has an overall score of 78.8, which is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s 75.8 general score. Google Pixel 3a is a extremely newer and a lot lighter phone than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it's also a little bit thicker. Google Pixel 3a counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Google Pixel 3a also has 1 GB more RAM.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher number of pixels per display inch and a quite better 1080 x 2220 resolution. Galaxy A7 (2017) features a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Google Pixel 3a features a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a camera with a lot worse 12.2 mega pixels resolution, it also counts with a much better video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images. The Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017) has better battery performance than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity.
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