Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy S10e Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 3a

Google Pixel 3a

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Samsung Galaxy S10e

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Google Pixel 3a or Samsung Galaxy S10e Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 3a Samsung Galaxy S10e
Rating (+0) (+0)
Release date 2019, May 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.76 in 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm | 5.6 x 5.6 x 2.75 in
Weight 147 g | 5.19 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Prism White, Prism Black, Prism Green, Prism Blue, Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3100 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 400 EUR 780 EUR

Screen

Technology OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 5.6" inc 5.8" inc
Screen area 79.6 cm2 82.8 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 83.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 438 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Other specs - Always-on display - HDR10+
-Always-on display

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
- 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 10 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 10 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) - Exynos 9820 Octa (8 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.31 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/LATAM, China
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 615 Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA
Adreno 640 - USA/LATAM, China
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 409277
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 366
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1216
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 630
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345 742
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1300 2027
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1603 4253
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5206 9787
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6426 7336
GeekBench 4 Battery 4895

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - Global, USA 
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - Global 
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only)
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos/AKG sound

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast battery charging 18W
-USB Power Delivery 2.0

- ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast battery charging 15W
-Fast wireless charging 15W
-Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B

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