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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Purple and White |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 3a XL is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a 78.9 score against 75.8. Google Pixel 3a XL's construction is way newer, but a little heavier and just a bit thicker than the Galaxy A5 (2017). The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) features a little sharper display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a little bit smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a little greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB. The Google Pixel 3a XL has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Google Pixel 3a XL also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
Google Pixel 3a XL shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a way worse 12.2 MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a much higher video quality and a bigger aperture to take better low light photography and videos. The Google Pixel 3a XL features superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
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