Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 3a or Samsung Galaxy S20 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 3a | Samsung Galaxy S20 5G | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2020, February 11 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm | 5.96 x 5.96 x 2.76 in | 151.7 x 69.1 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.72 in | |
| Weight | 147 g | 5.19 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | Cosmic Grey, Cloud Blue, Cloud Pink, Cloud White, Aura Red | |
| Battery | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 4000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Approximate price | 400 EUR | 899 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED 2X | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | Type OLED | 16M | |
| Screen size | 5.6" in | 6.2" in | |
| Screen area | 79.6 cm2 | 93.8 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18.5:9 (height:width) | 20:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 75.0% | 89.5% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2220 px | 1440 x 3200 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 441 PPI | 563 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Asahi Dragontrail Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | |
| Other specs | - Always-on display | - HDR10+ -Always-on display -120Hz@FHD/60Hz@QHD refresh rate |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 12.2 MP, Single | 64 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF | -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -64 MP, f/2.0, (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x hybrid optical zoom -12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video |
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| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | 4320p@24fps, 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, dual-video rec., stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS | |
| 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/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 10.0; One UI 2 | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) | - Exynos 990 (7 nm+) - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) - USA |
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| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | - Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.50 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585) - USA |
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| GPU | Adreno 615 | Mali-G77 MP11 - Global Adreno 650 - USA | |
| External memory | No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 128GB 12GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 622990 | ||
| Antutu 8 Total | 503328 | ||
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 366 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1216 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 630 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 345 | 787 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1300 | 3038 | |
| 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 | Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G | |
| 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 & TD-SCDMA -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), 14(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(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - SM-G981U -5G - SA/NSA/Sub6 5G band 2(1900), 5(850), 41(2500), 66(1700), 71(600), - SM-G981U |
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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 (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps; 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
| 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 | 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 5.0, A2DP, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.07 W/kg (head) 1.03 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | FM radio (USA & Canada only) | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | No | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 32-bit/384kHz audio - -Dolby Atmos sound -Tuned by AKG |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
- ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation -Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) - Fast battery charging 25W -USB Power Delivery 3.0 -Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W -Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 9W - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G020A, G020E, G020B |
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