Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 6

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Google Google
Announced February 2019 2019, May 2021, October 19
Status Launch on 5 March 2019 Available. Released 2019, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, October 28
Price Rs. 19,990 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Black, White, Blue, Coral Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink Black, Green, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
151.3 x 70.1 x 8.2 mm
(5.96 x 2.76 x 0.32 in)
158.6 x 74.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.24 x 2.94 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 147 g (5.19 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM Nano-SIM and/or eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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) 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 - GB7N6, G9S9B16
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 257, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - G9S9B
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GB7N6
Messaging
Build Features Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor
- IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 12
User Interface One UI - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9610 Octa (10nm) Octa-Core (2 x 2GHz Kryo 360 + 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 360), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 Octa-core (2x2.80 GHz Cortex-X1 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55), Google Tensor (5 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP3 Adreno 615 Mali-G78 MP20
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 32/64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen P-OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Refresh Rate 90Hz
HDR10+
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.4 inches 5.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2220 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.79% 74.99% 83.45%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 25 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 12.2 MP 50 MP + 12 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED Flash
Features 25 MP, f/1.7, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor
Panorama, HDR
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1.25µm
Pixel Shift, Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 25 MP, f/2.0, HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm PDAF
No AF, Auto-HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A 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 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot 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
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No No
USB OTG Supported Supported 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 present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 21W
Reverse wireless charging
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 4000 mAh 3000 mAh 4614 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -