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| Global Score | |
| 87.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2020-11-19 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.93 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Clearly white and Just black | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 416 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.23 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3885mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 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 4a 5G has an overall score of 87.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s 75.8 score. Google Pixel 4a 5G's construction is extremely newer than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, but it's a little bit heavier and just a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 4a 5G has a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Google Pixel 4a 5G also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Google Pixel 4a 5G has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little bit worse number of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340px. Google Pixel 4a 5G has a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Google Pixel 4a 5G shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a lot lower resolution back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited situations and a much better (4K) video resolution. Google Pixel 4a 5G counts with superior battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 3885mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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