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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2022-07-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.28 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Glass, Metal and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 449.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 431 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Tensor (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G78 MP20 GPU |
| 9 | 6.12 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.24 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4410mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 6a is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a 76.4 score against 75.8. The Google Pixel 6a design is a lot newer, but somewhat thicker and heavier than the Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017). Galaxy A5 (2017) has a much powerful processor than Google Pixel 6a, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a little bit better looking display than Google Pixel 6a, although it has a quite worse pixel density, a quite smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The Google Pixel 6a features a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Google Pixel 6a takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a back camera with a way lower 12.2 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a bigger aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The Google Pixel 6a features a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4410mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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