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Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy A42 5G , Google Pixel 3a XL

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G 2020 year of release, cpu - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), screen 6.6", with resolution 720x1600. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera.

Google Pixel 3a XL 2019 year of release, cpu Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), screen 6", with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology Super AMOLED OLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M Type OLED
Screen size 6.6" inc 6" inch
Screen area 105.2 cm2 92.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 84.3% 76.3%
Screen resolution 720 x 1600 px 1080 x 2160 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 48 MP, Quad 12.2 MP, Single
Camera specs -48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF -8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -5 MP, (depth) 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Functions HDR HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 20 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 10, One UI 2.5 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset - Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm)
Processor CPU - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
Graphics processor GPU - Adreno 619 Adreno 615
External memory microSDXC No
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 64 GB, 512GB 4GB
Antutu 7 score 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
General specs Release date 2020, September 02 2019, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 164.4 Х 75.9 Х 8.6 mm 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm
Weight 193 g 167 g
Colors Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 360 EUR 480 EUR
Body build Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Harmful irradiation SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio Radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Always-on display
Other features Dop - Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy A42 5G
  • Screen 6.6"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 128 GB
  • External memory microSDXC GB
  • RAM 8 GB
Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB