Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4.2 | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-06-23 | 2019-05-07 |
| 5.72 x 2.89 x 0.35 inches | 5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.19 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 186.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.69 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
Google Pixel 3a is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, having a 78.8 score against 75.6. Google Pixel 3a's construction is extremely newer, somewhat lighter and a bit thinner than the Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones have Android OS, but Google Pixel 3a has the older 11 version while Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4.
Galaxy S5 Active has a little bit better processing power than Google Pixel 3a, because although it has lesser RAM and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Galaxy S5 Active has a better display than Google Pixel 3a, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1920 x 1080, a little bit smaller display and a little bit worse pixels number per screen inch.
The Google Pixel 3a has a greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Google Pixel 3a has a better camera than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution.
The Google Pixel 3a counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Google Pixel 3a is also a bit cheaper.
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