Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G vs Google Pixel 3a

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung	Google
Announced
August 2021	2019, May
Status
Coming Soon - September 2020	Available. Released 2019, May
Colors
Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Purple, Awesome Mint	Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm (6.3 x 2.96 x 0.33 in)	151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
Weight
189 g (6.67 oz)	147 g (5.19 oz)
SIM Type
Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 26, 40, 41, 66	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)
5G Network
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6	-
Messaging

Build Features
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical) IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)	- Fingerprint Sensor - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED
-	Yes

OS
Android 11	Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface
One UI 3.1	-
Processor
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3x2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver), Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) [Similar]	Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 642L [Similar]	Adreno 615 [Similar]
RAM
8 GB [Browse Similar]	4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
256 GB	32/64 GB
External Memory
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No

Type
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate 800 nits (HBM) Corning Gorilla Glass 5	P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors
16M Colour	16M colors
Size
6.5 inches [Similar]	5.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)	1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
84.90%	74.99%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP [Similar]	12.2 MP [Similar]
Flash
LED Flash	Dual-LED Flash
Features
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth) panorama, HDR	12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
Front Camera
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
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
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser
Yes	Yes

Internal
256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM	32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
USB OTG
Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery charging 25W	Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Fast Battery Charging 18W
Capacity
4500 mAh	3000 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-