Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 Active vs Google Pixel 3a XL vs Samsung Galaxy A51 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Samsung
Announced August 2017 2019, May April 2020
Status Available - August 2017 Available. Released 2019, May Coming Soon - April 2020
Colors Meteor Grey, Tungsten Gold Clearly White, Just Black, Purple-ish Prism Cube Black, Prism Cube White, Prism Cube Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.9 x 74.9 x 9.9 mm
(5.98 x 2.95 x 0.39 in)
160.1 x 76.1 x 8.2 mm
(6.3 x 3 x 0.32 in)
158.9 x 73.6 x 8.7 mm
(6.26 x 2.9 x 0.34 in)
Weight 208.1 g (7.34.0.04 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
5G Network - - 5G SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Samsung Pay
IP68 certified
MIL-STD-810G certified - dust, humidity, rain, vibration, and shock resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A77 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex A55), Exynos 980 (8 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 615 Mali-G76 MP5
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32/64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.8 inches 6 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 74.92% 76.44% 87.17%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 12.2 MP 48 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (macro), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.0)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
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
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 not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 4000 mAh 3700 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -