Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs Google Pixel 2
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | |
| Announced | |
| January 2017 | October 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - January 2017 | Available - October 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 28,990 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 61,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Pink Gold | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
146.1 x 71.4 x 7.9 mm (5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 in) |
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm (5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| - | 143 g (5.04 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Single/Dual SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.2 inches [Similar] | 5.0 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.34% | 67.74% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) |
| Processor | |
| 1.9 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A72 & 1.3 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 [Similar] | Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T860 MP4 [Similar] | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 16 MP [Similar] | 12.2 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | Dual-LED (dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, f/1.9 aperture, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 2160p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 16 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio, recording | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE, ANT+ | v5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2700 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |