Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy S Light Luxury (S8 Lite) Comparison and Differences
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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 | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | Burgundy Red, Black Night | |
Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion | |
Approximate price | 400 EUR | 400 EUR | |
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
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 | |
Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
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) |
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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) |
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Versions |
- Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B |
- For China Also known as Samsung Galaxy S8 Lite, Samsung Galaxy S Lite |
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