Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2019	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$479	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, White	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 76.19% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
OLED	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Dragontrail
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 615	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	1910
3D Mark High
Untested	346
3D Mark Low
Untested	338

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Battery

Type
3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) EIS	Yes
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	13 MP

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020
Measured SAR
Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

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