Phone Comparison - Google Pixel 5 vs Samsung Galaxy Xcover 5 vs Google Pixel 5a 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer Google Samsung Google
Announced Exp. announcement 2020, September 2021, March 04 August 2021
Status Rumored. Exp. release 2020, October Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, March 12 Coming Soon - August 2021
Colors Just Black Black Mostly Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 8 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
147.1 x 71.6 x 9.2 mm
(5.79 x 2.82 x 0.36 in)
154.9 x 73.7 x 7.6 mm
(6.1 x 2.9 x 0.3 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) - 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - region dependent
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G Network SA/NSA - 1, 2, 5, 12, 25, 28, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 Sub6
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810H compliant
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Exynos 850 (8nm) Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SM7250 Snapdragon 765G 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G52 Adreno 620
RAM 8 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Always-on display
HDR10+
90Hz refresh rate
TFT Screen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.0 inches 5.3 inches 6.34 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (430 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (331 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (415 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.41% 85.05%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12.2 MP + 16 MP 16 MP 12.2 MP + 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 107˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Auto-HDR, Panorama
16 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, 77˚ (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.0µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 83˚ (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LDAC
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.1 64 GB, 4 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not 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 not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Reverse charging
Wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Capacity 4080 mAh 3000 mAh 4680 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -