Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Comparison and Differences
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Google Pixel 3a XL or Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Google Pixel 3a XL | Samsung Galaxy Note 5 | |
| Rating | (+) | (+) | |
| Release date | 2019, May | 2015, August | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm | 6.3 x 6.3 x 3 in | 153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm | 6.03 x 6.03 x 3 in | |
| Weight | 167 g | 5.89 oz | 171 g | 6.03 oz | |
| Body Build | Front glass, plastic body | Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish | Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl | |
| Battery | 3700 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | 3000 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po | |
| Battery life |
Talking time - Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 64 h |
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| Approximate price | 480 EUR | 470 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | OLED | Super AMOLED | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | Type OLED | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6" in | 5.7" in | |
| Screen area | 92.9 cm2 | 88.5 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 18:9 (height:width) | 16:9 (height:width) | |
| Screen to body ratio | 76.3% | 75.9% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2160 px | 1440 x 2560 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 402 PPI | 518 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Asahi Dragontrail Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | |
| Other specs | - 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/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF | |
| Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | LED flash, panorama, HDR | |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, dual-video rec. | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 101 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 104 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 8 MP, Single | 5 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm | 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/4.1'', 1.34µm | |
| Functions | HDR | Dual video call, Auto-HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1440p@30fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 9.0 (Pie) | Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) | |
| Chipset | - Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) | - Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) | - Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53) | |
| GPU | Adreno 615 | Mali-T760MP8 | |
| External memory | No | No | |
| Internal memory | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 7 Total | |||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 372 | 261 | |
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 1249 | 807 | |
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 707 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 631 | ||
| GeekBench 5 Single Core | 348 | 244 | |
| GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 1324 | 926 | |
| GeekBench 4 Single Core | 1614 | 1303 | |
| GeekBench 4 Multi-Core | 5117 | 4028 | |
| GeekBench 4 RenderScript | 6418 | 2908 | |
| GeekBench 4 Battery | 1752 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) | Nano-SIM | |
| 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps/ LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB 2.0, USB Host | |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD | 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.53 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.58 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | ||
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes | |
| Others | - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer | - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 | |
| Other extras |
- Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 |
- ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation --Stylus -Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) - - |
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| Versions |
- Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F |
- Versions: N920T (T-Mobile); N920A (AT&T); N920I (Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Canada); N920G (LATAM); N920G/DS (Brazil, India) |
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