Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 5a 5G vs Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL

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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung Google
Announced August 2021 January 2024 August 2024
Status Coming Soon - August 2021 Available - January 2024 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price - Rs. 129,999 ($1299.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 124,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Mostly Black Titanium Black, Titanium Gray, Titanium Violet, Titanium Yellow, Titanium Blue, Titanium Green, Titanium Orange Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, Obsidian
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
162.3 x 79 x 8.6 mm
(6.39 x 3.11 x 0.34 in)
162.8 x 76.6 x 8.5 mm
(6.41 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 232 g or 233 g (8.18 oz or 8.22 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GGX8B
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71, 75 - GZC4K
5G Network 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GGX8B
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GZC4K
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.99 W/kg (head)
1.40 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 14 Android 14, up to 7 major Android upgrades
User Interface - One UI 6.1 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm) 8-core (1x3.39 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.1 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.9 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.92 GHz Cortex-A520), Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 620 Adreno 750 (1 GHz) Mali-G715 MC7
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 1 TB 1 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
QHD+ Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+, 2600 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Armor
QHD+ LTPO OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10+, 2000 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.34 inches 6.8 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi) 1440 x 3088 pixels (501 ppi) 1344 x 2992 pixels (482 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.05% 89.14% 89.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP + 16 MP 200 MP + 50 MP + 10 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
200 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 0.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
50 MP, f/3.4, 111mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.52", 1.12µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Super Steady video
auto-HDR, panorama
50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, dual pixel PDAF, multi-zone Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 113mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom
48 MP, f/1.7, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", dual pixel PDAF
Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR, Panorama, Best Take
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 8K@30fps, 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS, 10-bit HDR
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), Dual Pixel PDAF
Dual video call, Auto-HDR, HDR10+
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
42 MP, f/2.2, 17mm (ultrawide), PDAF
Auto-HDR, panorama
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (up to 7CA), 5G HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band (Global), Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band (India)
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2, OTG USB Type-C 3.2
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 256 GB, 16 GB RAM or 128 GB, 16 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not 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 present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W wired, PD3.0, 65% in 30 min (advertised)
15W wireless (Qi/PMA)
4.5W reverse wireless
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 37W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 70% in 30 min
23W wireless (w/ Pixel Stand)
12W wireless (w/ Qi compatible charger)
Reverse wireless
Capacity 4680 mAh 5000 mAh 5060 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -