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| Global Score | |
| 73.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2019-02-05 | 2019-05-07 |
| 6.13 x 2.98 x 0.30 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 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 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is a bit better than Galaxy M10, with a 78.8 score against 73.5. Even though the Google Pixel 3a and the Galaxy M10 were only released with a couple of months difference, the Google Pixel 3a body is a little lighter but also a little bit thicker. These devices include Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version while Galaxy M10 has Android 9.0 Pie version.
Google Pixel 3a features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy M10, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Google Pixel 3a also has more RAM. The Google Pixel 3a features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy M10, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2220 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy M10 has a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Samsung Galaxy M10 counts with a little better battery performance than Google Pixel 3a, because it has a 3400mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a captures a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M10, because although it has a lesser MP camera in the back, it also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a bigger sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality and a larger camera aperture.
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