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| Global Score | |
| 79.6 | 81.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| 2019-03-02 | 2016-10-20 |
| 6.24 x 2.94 x 0.30 inches | 6.09 x 2.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.82 ounces | 5.93 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 869.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.30 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3450mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
The Google Pixel XL has a score of 81.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy A30's 79.6 global score. Even being the best phone in this comparison, it must be told that it's also much older, thicker and a bit heavier. Galaxy A30 and Google Pixel XL feature very similar processing units, and although the Google Pixel XL has 4 lesser cpu cores , they both have 4 GB of RAM memory.
Google Pixel XL counts with a little bit better display than Samsung Galaxy A30, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher pixels density and a higher resolution of 1440 x 2560px. The Samsung Galaxy A30 counts with a better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel XL, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Google Pixel XL features a bit better camera than Galaxy A30, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low light photography and a lot less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a larger back camera sensor which offers a better image and video quality and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy A30 features a little better battery performance than Google Pixel XL, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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