Phone Comparison - LG Velvet 5G UW vs Google Pixel 6a vs Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Google Samsung
Announced August 2020 2022, May 11 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2022, July 21 Coming Soon - April 2022
Colors Aurora Red Chalk, Charcoal, Sage Black, White, Blue, Peach
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 167.2 x 74.1 x 7.9 mm
(6.58 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
152.2 x 71.8 x 8.9 mm
(5.99 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
159.6 x 74.8 x 8.1 mm
(6.28 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight - 178 g (6.28 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
SIM Type Pre-installed Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 28, 46, 48, 66 LTE1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - GX7AS, GB62Z (USA/Canada)
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, 48, 66, 71 - G1AZG (International)
LTE
5G Network 260, 261 mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GX7AS (USA/Canada)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - GB62Z (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 30, 40, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G1AZG (International)
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Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
MIL-STD-810G compliant*
*does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 Android 12 Android 12
User Interface LG UX 9 - One UI 4.1
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 (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz & 6x2.0 GHz), Exynos 1280 processor
GPU Adreno 620 Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G68
RAM 6 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC

display Display

Type P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ OLED Screen
HDR
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 6.8 inches 6.1 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2460 pixels (395 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (431 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.67% 82.38% 85.40%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12.2 MP + 12 MP 64 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
12.2 MP, f/1.7, 27mm, (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 17mm, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, panorama
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.7X", 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
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/1.9, 29mm (standard), 1/3.06, 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 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 (5CA) Cat16 1000/75 Mbps, 5G 2Gbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, 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/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
Fast wireless charging 9W
Quick Charge 4.0+
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 25W
Capacity 4300 mAh 4410 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -