Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-05-22 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.88 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.43 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1480 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 294 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP1 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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 | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor | 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 |
| 9.02 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy J6, with a score of 78.8 against 73.7. Both phones in our current comparison work with Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a has an older 11 version while Samsung Galaxy J6 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Google Pixel 3a construction has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy J6, but it is a little bit lighter.
Google Pixel 3a counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Google Pixel 3a also has a larger amount of RAM memory. Google Pixel 3a counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy J6, and although they both have a same size screen, the Google Pixel 3a also has a lot better 1080 x 2220px resolution and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Google Pixel 3a features a slightly better camera than Galaxy J6, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low light images and videos, a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a bigger back-facing camera sensor providing a higher image quality.
Samsung Galaxy J6 has more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. Google Pixel 3a's battery lifetime is very similar to the battery performance in Galaxy J6.
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