Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge vs Google Pixel 4a Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy J3 Emerge	Google Pixel 4a
Released · Jan 06, 2017	Released · Aug 20, 2020
5.0-inch · 1280x720px	5.8-inch · 2340x1080px
Single camera	Single camera
1.5GB · 16GB	6GB · 128GB
2600 mAh	3140 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
5.55 x 2.76 x 0.34 inches 140.9 x 70.1 x 8.7 mm	5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 inches 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
Weight
5.19 oz (147.0 g)	5.04 oz (143.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver	Just black

Display

Size
5.0-inch	5.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 294 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 444 PPI
Technology
TFT	OLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.74 %	82.53 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 618
RAM
1.5GB (LPDDR3)	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
16GB, available to use: 9.1 GB	128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
2600 mAh	3140 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

9h 27min

Video

6h 48min

Gaming

4h 51min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
5 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) EIS
Front
2 MP	8 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	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), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording, TTY/TDD

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2016 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327P	Date approved: Jun 25, 2020 FCC ID value: A4RG025J
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.53 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.24 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.94 W/kg	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.00 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 349
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 06, 2017	Aug 03, 2020

Alternative variants


OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg


OS	Android (8.0 Oreo)
Colors	Black
4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c)
HD Voice	Yes
VoLTE	Yes
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
FCC approval	Date approved: Oct 11, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMJ327V
Measured SAR	Head: 0.54 W/kg Body: 0.82 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.41 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.99 W/kg

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