Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 4a vs Samsung Galaxy A31

Google Pixel 4a
google pixel 4a
Samsung Galaxy A31
samsung galaxy a31
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general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung
Announced 2020, August 03 2020, March 24
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 20 Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors Just Black Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush Blue, Prism Crush Red, Prism Crush White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 69.4 x 8.2 mm
(5.67 x 2.73 x 0.32 in)
159.3 x 73.1 x 8.6 mm
(6.27 x 2.88 x 0.34 in)
Weight 143 g (5.04 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 Android 10.0
User Interface - One UI 2.0
Processor Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 470 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 470 Silver), Qualcomm SDM730 Snapdragon 730 (8 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6768 Helio P65 (12nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 618 [Similar] Mali-G52 MC2 [Similar]
RAM 6GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.81 inches [Similar] 6.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (444 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.76% 85.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio - -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP [Similar] 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3140 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -