Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Google Pixel 5 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches 146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm	5.70 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 144.7 x 70.4 x 8 mm
Weight
5.61 oz (159.0 g)	5.33 oz (151.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black sky, Gold sand, Blue mist, Peach cloud	Just black, Sorta sage

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.0-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 430 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
	90Hz
Screen-to-body
71.51 %	86.75 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1900 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Adreno 620
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 23.1 GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh	4080 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

11h 26min

Video

8h 49min

Gaming

6h 51min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n28, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 06, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMA520F	Date approved: Apr 11, 2021 FCC ID value: A4RGD1YQ
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.55 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg	Head: 1.16 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 700
In The Box
	18W USB-C power adapter, 1 m USB-C to USB-C cable (USB 2.0), Quick Start Guide, Quick Switch Adapter, SIM tool

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 02, 2017	Sep 30, 2020

Links

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