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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 82.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-08-20 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 5.04 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Just black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 27.00mm 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, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3140mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 is a bit better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), with a global score of 82.9 against 75.8. The Google Pixel 4a construction is incredibly newer and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy A5 (2017)'s, although it's a little bit thicker. The Google Pixel 4a counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a quite larger display, a quite better 1080 x 2340px resolution and a quite better pixels number per inch in the screen.
The Google Pixel 4a has just a bit better performance than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Google Pixel 4a also has more RAM memory. Google Pixel 4a has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a camera with a much lower resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better photos and videos in low-light situations and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
Google Pixel 4a counts with a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Google Pixel 4a features just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 3140mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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