Google Pixel 5a vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 25, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
$449	8GB/128GB - $550

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches 156.2 x 73.2 x 8.8 mm	6.36 x 3.02 x 0.27 inches (~0.38 inches with camera bump) 161.5 x 76.8 x 6.9 (~9.7 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.46 oz / 183.0 g	6.31 oz / 179.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mostly Black	Awesome Navy, Awesome Grey, Awesome Icyblue, Awesome Lilac

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 84.93% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 87.64% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, HDR	Super AMOLED Plus, 120Hz, HDR, 1900 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 415 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)	Exynos 1680 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475 Prime	Octa-core 1x 2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 620	Samsung Xclipse 550
Memory
6GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (16), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1370
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4050
3D Mark High
Untested	1737
3D Mark Low
Untested	1718

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Battery

Type
4680 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 7min

Browsing

15h 6min

Video

10h 46min

Gaming

10h 46min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12.2 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, Sub-6	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n66
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

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