Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Google Pixel 3a
google pixel 3a
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
samsung galaxy a8 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung
Announced 2019, May December 2017
Status Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - January 2018
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Notification LED Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Processor Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa [Similar]
GPU Adreno 615 [Similar] Mali-G71 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version)
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.6 inches [Similar] 5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.99% 75.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -