Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-07-13 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.34 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 230.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 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 |
| 2 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 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is slightly better than Galaxy J7 (2018), having a overall score of 78.8 against 72.5. The Google Pixel 3a is a newer phone, and it's also a little thinner and somewhat lighter than Galaxy J7 (2018). Google Pixel 3a counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy J7 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 3a also has more RAM.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a sharper display than Galaxy J7 (2018), because it has a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2220, much more pixels per inch of display and a little bit bigger display. Google Pixel 3a takes a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy J7 (2018), because although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12.2 mega-pixels resolution and a smaller aperture, it also counts with a bigger back camera sensor taking higher quality photos and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy J7 (2018) has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy J7 (2018) counts with a little better battery life than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 3300mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Google Pixel 3a is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes buying this phone an easy decision.
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