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Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) vs Google Pixel 3a XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3a XL , Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA)

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.

Samsung Galaxy S6 (CDMA) 2015 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 5.1", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 5 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology OLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 16M
Screen size 6" inch 5.1" inch
Screen area 92.9 cm2 71.7 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.3% 70.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1440 x 2560 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 576 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), 1/2.6'', 1.12µm, OIS, AF
Functions HDR Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1440p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide)
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop); TouchWiz UI
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Exynos 7420 Octa (14 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A57 & 4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 615 Mali-T760MP8
External memory No No
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348 259
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324 995
General specs Release date 2019, May 2015, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm 143.5 Х 70.6 Х 6.9 mm
Weight 167 g 140 g
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 2550 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 EUR 410 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 23 h (3G) Music play - Up to 57 h
Body build Front glass, plastic body Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
Network 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) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P  CDMA 800 / 1900 - G920V, G920P, G920R -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - G920V  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - G920V, G920R -4G - LTE band 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700) - G920V  LTE band 2(1900), 12(700), 25(1900), 26(850), 41(2500) - G920P  LTE band 2(1900), 13(700), 17(700), 25(1900) - G920R
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB Host
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 4.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head)     1.13 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.22 W/kg (head)     0.66 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Always-on display 24-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 , Infrared port - PMA wireless charging -ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) - Also known as Samsung Galaxy S6 G920Curved screen version available Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Versions: G920P (Sprint), G920V (Verizon), G920R (US Cellular), G920W8 (Canada)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy S6 (CDMA)
  • Screen 5.1"
  • Main camera 16 MP