Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 4a vs Google Pixel 5 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google Samsung
Announced 2020, August 03 Exp. announcement 2020, September 2020, September 02
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20 Rumored. Exp. release 2020, October Available. Released 2020, November 11
Colors Just Black Just Black Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
8 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
(6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 11 Android 10, upgradable to Android 11, One UI 3.1
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 618 Adreno 620 Adreno 619
RAM 6GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR10+
90Hz refresh rate
HD+ Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.81 inches 6.0 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (430 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (266 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.76% - 84.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio - Unspecified Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, 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, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging
Wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3140 mAh 4080 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -