Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Google Pixel 3a XL

Google Pixel 3a XL

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Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018)

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Google Pixel 3a XL or Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Google Pixel 3a XL Samsung Galaxy A6+ (2018)
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Release date 2019, May 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3 in 160.2 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.98 in
Weight 167 g | 5.89 oz 186 g | 6.56 oz
Body Build Front glass, plastic body Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
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Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Black, Gold, Blue, Lavender
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 3500 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 21 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 60 h
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Screen

Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 6" in 6" in
Screen area 92.9 cm2 91.4 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.3% 75.3%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Camera specs -12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF -16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF
-5 MP, f/1.9, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 24 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide)
Functions HDR LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0
Chipset - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) - Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) - Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 615 Adreno 506
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 372
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1249
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 631
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / 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), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-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), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - A605G/DS
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (optional)
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS, recordin
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
-Dolby Atmos sound (headphones only)

Other features

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

- ANT+
--Samsung Pay
Versions
- Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F

- Also known as Samsung Galaxy A9 Star Lite in China; Galaxy Jean in Korea

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