Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) vs Google Pixel Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Oct 04, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$749

Design

Dimensions
5.33 x 2.61 x 0.31 inches 135.4 x 66.2 x 7.9 mm	5.66 x 2.74 x 0.34 inches 143.84 x 69.54 x 8.58 mm
Weight
4.87 oz / 138.0 g	5.04 oz / 143.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum, Glass
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash, Dust; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Peach cloud, Blue mist	Black, Gray, White

Display

Size
4.7-inch, 67.85% screen-to-body	5.0-inch, 68.88% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
Resolution
1280x720px, 312 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
	Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
2350 mAh	2770 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12.3 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.3" Pixel size: 1.55 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
40	41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 21, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA320F	Date approved: Feb 12, 2017 FCC ID value: NM8G-2PW4100
Measured SAR
Head: 0.45 W/kg Body: 0.74 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg	Head: 0.92 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Body: 0.58 W/kg Measured in: 1900 MHz Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

Dual SIM	Yes

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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