Google Pixel 3 vs Samsung Galaxy C5

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Weight

  Galaxy C5: 5 g lighter

  Pixel 3:

  148 g

  Galaxy C5:

  143 g

• Width

  Pixel 3: 3.8 mm narrower

  Pixel 3:

  68.2 mm

  Galaxy C5:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Galaxy C5: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Pixel 3:

  5.5 in

  Galaxy C5:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Pixel 3:

  Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

  Galaxy C5:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Galaxy C5: 1.2 mm thinner

  Pixel 3:

  7.9 mm

  Galaxy C5:

  6.7 mm

• Release year

  Pixel 3:

  2018

  Galaxy C5:

  2016

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Pixel 3

   Height:

   145.6 mm

   Width:

   68.2 mm

   Depth:

   7.9 mm +1.2 mm versus Galaxy C5

2. 2. Galaxy C5

   Height:

   145.9 mm

   Width:

   72 mm +3.8 mm versus Pixel 3

   Depth:

   6.7 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Pixel 3

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   18:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   78.1 cm²

2. 2. Galaxy C5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Pixel 3 has approximately 4.7% more rectangular screen area than Galaxy C5.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.