Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy Note8

General Info

Manufacturer
Google	Samsung
Announced
2019, May	August 2017
Status
Available. Released 2019, May	Coming Soon - September 2017
Colors
Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Black, Blue Coral, Gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)	162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm (6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
Weight
147 g (5.19 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM	Single/Dual SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA
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), 29(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)	LTE
Messaging
	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant - Samsung Pay
Notification LED
Yes	Yes

Type
P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
5.6 inches [Similar]	6.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)	1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.99%	83.03%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor
Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar]	Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 615 [Similar]	Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB	64/128/256 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

Rear Camera
12.2 MP [Similar]	Dual 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-LED Flash	LED Flash
Features
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF Auto-HDR, Panorama	Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, VoLTE
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD	v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX
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, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser
Yes	HTML5

Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Light Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

Heart-rate Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity
3000 mAh	3300 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-