Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 3 vs Google Pixel 5 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Google Google
Announced October 2018 Exp. announcement 2020, September August 2021
Status Available - November 2018 Rumored. Exp. release 2020, October Coming Soon - August 2021
Price Rs. 59,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Just Black Mostly Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
8 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 151 g (5.33 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM card & eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 11 Android 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver), Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 630 Adreno 620 Adreno 620
RAM 4 GB 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64/128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR10+
90Hz refresh rate
FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 6.34 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (430 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.64% - 85.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash 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
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 19mm (ultrawide)
no AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
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, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging
Wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity 2915 mAh 4080 mAh 4680 mAh
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