Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.6 | 78.9 |
| 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 | 6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.00 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Gray, Green and Red | Black, Purple and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 199.00 | $ 167.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.1 inches | 6 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 432 pixels per inch | 402 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.1 | 8 |
| 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 | 3700mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 480 hours standby time 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.8 | 5.68 |
| 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 XL is just a bit better than Galaxy S5 Active, with a global score of 78.9 against 75.6. Google Pixel 3a XL's body is much newer, just a little bit thinner and just a little bit lighter than the Galaxy S5 Active. Both of these phones include Android operating system, but Google Pixel 3a XL has the older 11 version and Galaxy S5 Active has Android 4.4.4 version.
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has a little faster CPU than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has 4 less cores and lesser RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Galaxy S5 Active has a better display than Google Pixel 3a XL, because although it has a little bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little better pixel density.
Google Pixel 3a XL counts with a bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory. Google Pixel 3a XL features better battery duration than Galaxy S5 Active, because it has a 32 percent bigger battery size.
Google Pixel 3a XL shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy S5 Active, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video quality and a lot less mega-pixels resolution back camera.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, the Google Pixel 3a XL is also by far the cheapest one, making buying this phone an easy decision.
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