Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Google Pixel 6 Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

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Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) or Google Pixel 6 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Google Pixel 6
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Release date 2017, January 2021, October 19
Dimensions (HxWxD) 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm | 5.75 x 5.75 x 2.81 in 158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm | 6.24 x 6.24 x 2.94 in
Weight 157 g | 5.54 oz 207 g | 7.3 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame
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Colors Black Sky, Gold Sand, Blue Mist, Peach Cloud Sorta Seafoam, Kinda Coral, Stormy Black
Battery 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 4614 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Battery life Talking time - Up to 16 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 53 h
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Screen

Technology Super AMOLED AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 6.4" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 98.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.5% 83.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 1080 x 2400 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 411 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Other specs - Always-on display - Always-on display
-90Hz
-HDR10+
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 16 MP, Single 50 MP, Dual
Camera specs -16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), AF -50 MP, f/1.9, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
-12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
DxOMark Main Score 132
DxOMark Photo 144
DxOMark Video 115
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 12 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/1.9 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Functions Auto-HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 97
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 87

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 12
Chipset - Exynos 7880 Octa (14 nm) - Google Tensor (5 nm)
CPU - Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53 - Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G78 MP20
External memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 820984
Antutu 10 CPU 224459
Antutu 10 GPU 261285
Antutu 10 Mem 142559
Antutu 10 UX 224459
Antutu 9 Total 678267
Antutu 8 Total 103094
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 164 1361
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 782 3088
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 6359
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 6815
GeekBench 5 Single Core 143 996
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 926 2721
GeekBench 4 Single Core 773
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4104
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3000
GeekBench 4 Battery 3041

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
Bands -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), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head)     0.55 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.52 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- Fast battery charging
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- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min
-Fast wireless charging 21W
-Reverse wireless charging
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Versions: A520F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A520F/DS (Global Dual-SIM); A520K/L/S (South Korea). Also known as Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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