Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-06-05 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.50 x 2.81 x 0.36 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 5.33 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Blue, Gray and Orange | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 595.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 APQ8064T chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.20 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 17 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel 3a is just a bit better than Galaxy S4 Active, getting a 78.8 score against 71.7. Google Pixel 3a's body is much newer, somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than the Galaxy S4 Active. These phones come with Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version and Galaxy S4 Active has Android 4.4.2.
Samsung Galaxy S4 Active features a better looking display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080 and a little bit smaller display, they both have a higher amount of pixels per display inch. The Google Pixel 3a has a superior memory for applications and games than Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Google Pixel 3a counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a higher number of cores and a higher amount of RAM. The Google Pixel 3a counts with a little longer battery duration than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a 3000mAh battery capacity against 2600mAh.
Google Pixel 3a shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S4 Active, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a much better video definition.
Even being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a is also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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