Samsung Galaxy A6 vs Google Pixel 4a 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 02, 2018	Sep 30, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$360	$500

Design

Dimensions
5.90 x 2.79 x 0.30 inches 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm	6.06 x 2.91 x 0.32 inches 153.9 x 74.0 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	5.93 oz / 168.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Lavender, Blue	Just black, Clearly white

Display

Size
5.6-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	6.2-inch, 82.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz, HDR
Resolution
1480x720px, 18.5:9 ratio, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 765G SM7250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2400 MHz Kryo 475
GPU
Mali-T830 MP1	Adreno 620
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	3885 mAh
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Dual-Camera, Time-of-Flight (ToF)) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

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Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n5, n12, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 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, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 01, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMA600A	Date approved: Sep 01, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025E
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.40 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.40 W/kg	Head: 1.20 W/kg Body: 1.20 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

for Verizon

Weight	6.03 oz / 171.0 g
5G Bands	n2, n5, n12, n25, n66, n71, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
Prices (MSRP)	$600

International version

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Bluetooth	4.2