Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

General Info

Manufacturer
Google	Samsung
Announced
2019, May	2021, January 14
Status
Available. Released 2019, May	Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price
-	Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)	151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight
147 g (5.19 oz)	169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
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
5G Network
-	SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
Notification LED
Yes	-

OS
Android 9.0 (Pie)	Android 11
User Interface
-	One UI 3.1
Processor
Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar]	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 615 [Similar]	Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM
4 GB [Browse Similar]	8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
32/64 GB	256 GB
External Memory
No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Type
P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5	FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR10+ 1300 nits (peak) Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Always-on display
Colors
16M colors	16M Colour
Size
5.6 inches [Similar]	6.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)	1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
74.99%	86.12%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12.2 MP [Similar]	12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash
Dual-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 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)	8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera
8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22Âµm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

3.5mm Jack

Radio
No	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games
Yes + Downloadable	Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
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
Bluetooth
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, DLNA, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM	256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage
No	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 18W	Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-