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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2017-01-13 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black, Purple and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.2 |
| 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 4.96 |
| 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 has a general score of 78.8, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy A7 (2017)'s general score of 75.8. Although the Google Pixel 3a is a little bit thicker than Galaxy A7 (2017), it's way lighter and much newer. Google Pixel 3a counts with just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Google Pixel 3a also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3a features a slightly better display than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2220px and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy A7 (2017) features more memory for applications and games than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features improved battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has 3600mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh. Google Pixel 3a has a slightly better camera than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has a back facing camera with a way lower resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture and a lot better (4K) video definition.
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