Samsung Galaxy S10e vs Google Pixel 9a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 20, 2019	Mar 19, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$750	$499

Design

Dimensions
5.60 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches 142.2 x 69.9 x 7.9 mm	6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.29 oz (150.0 g)	6.56 oz (186.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Canary yellow, Flamingo pink, Prism silver	Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 83.35% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 438 PPI	2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
3100 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 45min

Browsing

9h 26min

Video

7h 50min

Gaming

6h 35min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD	13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG970U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 0.92 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.36 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG970F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.70 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.28 W/kg

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$850

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