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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 12 | -- |
| 2022-07-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.28 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| -- | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass, Metal and Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 449.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.1 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 431 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Tensor (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP20 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.79 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 6a is just a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 76.4 score against 75.8. Although the Google Pixel 6a is newer than Galaxy A5 (2017), it's somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has a very superior performance than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little sharper display than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a just a bit inferior quantity of pixels per inch of screen, a bit smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px. The Google Pixel 6a shoots a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back-facing camera with lot less mega-pixels, it also counts with a larger camera aperture and a lot better (4K) video definition.
The Google Pixel 6a counts with more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Google Pixel 6a features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity.
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