Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-05-03 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 4.71 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black, Purple and White |
| Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 220.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel 3a is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy S III, with a overall score of 78.8 against 72.9. Both of these phones have Android OS, but the Google Pixel 3a has a more recent 11 version and Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version. Google Pixel 3a's body is way newer and just a little bit thinner, but a little heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S III.
The Galaxy S III features a bit sharper screen than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a bit smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and a much worse quantity of pixels in each inch of screen. Google Pixel 3a counts with a processor that is very similar to the Galaxy S III one, because although the Google Pixel 3a has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Google Pixel 3a features slightly more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy S III, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Google Pixel 3a has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2100mAh.
The Google Pixel 3a shoots better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger aperture for better low-light photography, a larger sensor capturing higher quality videos and photos, a lot more mega-pixels back camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Despite of being the best phone in this comparison, the Google Pixel 3a is also by far the cheapest.
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