Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 (41mm) vs Google Pixel 6a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	May 11, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$450 | €467 non-LTE version - €418	$449

Design

Dimensions
1.67 x 1.61 x 0.44 inches 42.5 x 41 x 11.3 mm	5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 inches 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9mm
Weight
1.70 oz / 48.2 g	6.28 oz / 178.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass, Plastic Frame: Metal
Materials & Colors
Stainless steel: Mystic bronze, Mystic silver
Resistance
Water (up to 50 meters), Dust; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Chalk, Charcoal, Sage

Display

Size
1.2-inch, 26.78% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 82.14% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	OLED, 60Hz
Resolution
360x360px, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass DX+

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9110 (10 nm)	Tensor (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1150 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2x2.80GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.25G​Hz Cortex-A76 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T720 MP1	Mali-G78 MP20
Memory
1GB/8GB (eMMC)	6GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Tizen	Android (15, 14, 13, 12)
Compatible devices
Android 5.0 or later and with more than 1.5GB of RAM iPhone 5 or later models with iOS 9.0 or later

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3313
3D Mark High
Untested	1620
3D Mark Low
Untested	1011

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Battery

Type
247 mAh, Li - Ion	4410 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 52min

Browsing

13h 51min

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

6h 48min

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Camera

Rear
	Dual camera
Main camera
	12.2 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
Yes 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Heart rate, Barometer, ECG, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE 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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

non-LTE version

Prices (MSRP)	€418

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n40, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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