Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S5 vs Google Pixel 2 vs Google Pixel 3a

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Google
Announced February 2014 October 2017 2019, May
Status Available April 2014 Available - October 2017 Available. Released 2019, May
Price - Rs. 61,000 ($649.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Gold Black, White Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
145.7 x 69.7 x 7.8 mm
(5.74 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
SIM Type - Single/Dual SIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 540 Adreno 615
RAM 2 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 64/128 GB 32/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 5.0 inches 5.6 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.63% 67.74% 74.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 12.2 MP 12.2 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, 1.4µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE v5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi 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, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), USB On-the-go, USB Host 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No No
USB OTG Supported Supported 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity 2800 mAh 2700 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 h - -
Talk Time Up to 21 h - -