Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite) Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 3a

Google Pixel 3a

Smartphone 2

Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)

Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)

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Google Pixel 3a or Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 3a Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite)
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Release date 2019, May 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.76 in 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm | 5.86 x 5.86 x 2.68 in
Weight 147 g | 5.19 oz 150 g | 5.29 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Burgundy Red, Black Night
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 5.6" in 5.8" in
Screen area 79.6 cm2 85.4 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 75.0% 84.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2220 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 441 PPI 426 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -16 MP, f/1.7, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 2160p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 512
External memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 366
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1216
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 630
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1300
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1603
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5206
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6426
GeekBench 4 Battery 4895

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / 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 
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 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, 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 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

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

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

- For China Also known as Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S Lite

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