Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy XCover Pro Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm	6.30 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches 159.9 x 76.7 x 9.9 mm
Weight
5.89 oz (167.0 g)	7.76 oz (220.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Purple, White	Black

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.3-inch
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Technology
OLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
76.19 %	79.37 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Dragontrail), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 360	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 615	Mali-G72 MP3
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	64GB, available to use: 48.5 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3700 mAh	4050 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

8h 14min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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	25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 25, 2019 FCC ID value: A4RG020	Date approved: Aug 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.33 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg	Head: 0.68 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.78 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 479	$ 499 / € 496
In The Box
18W USB-C power adapter, 1M USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2019	Jan 12, 2020

Alternative variants

International version

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 19, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG715FN
Measured SAR	Head: 0.72 W/kg Body: 0.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.73 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.30 W/kg

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