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Google Pixel 3a vs Samsung Galaxy Note 9

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Launch
Release Date
May, 2019 Aug, 2018
Status
Available Discontinued
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo) up to 10
UI
NA One UI 2.5
Dimensions
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm (5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in) 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8 mm (6.37 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight
147 g 201 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Stylus (Bluetooth integration)
Color Options
Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Metallic Copper, Lavender Purple, Ocean Blue, Midnight Black, Pure White, Alpine White
Display Specifications
Technology
OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED
Size
5.6 inches
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6.4 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1080 x 2220 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~441 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1440 x 2960 pixels, 18.5:9 ratio (~516 ppi density)
Protection
Asahi Dragontrail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Always-on display HDR10, Always-on display
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,3000 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 4000 mAh
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Charging
Fast battery charging 18W USB Power Delivery 2.0 Fast charging 15W
Qi/PMA wireless charging
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA/LATAM, China
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) Exynos 9810 (10 nm) - EMEA
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) - USA/LATAM, China
GPU
Adreno 615 Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA/LATAM, China
Memory & Storage
Ram
4GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
64GB Built-in 128/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 512GB (uses shared SIM slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF Dual 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
Features

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60 120fps Show more

LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps (no OIS/EIS , 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS Show more

Front
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm HDR Video 1080p@30fps Dual 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6", 1.22µm, AF
2 MP (dedicated iris scanner camera)
Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900 - USA
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G Bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900),... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
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, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (rear-mounted), Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2
Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Bixby natural language commands and dictation
Extra
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 448 USD $1,140
Resale Value
Very High Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 7 Point(s)
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