Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Google Pixel 3a XL

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S7 and Google Pixel 3a XL. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7 vs. Google Pixel 3a XL Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G930F G020B
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 142.4 mm 160.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Width 69.6 mm 76.1 mm Google Pixel 3a XL has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.2 mm Samsung Galaxy S7 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Weight 152 g 167 g Samsung Galaxy S7 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Body Colour Titanium silver | Black onyx | White | Black | Gold | Silver | Pink/gold | Platinum gold | White pearl Clearly white | Just black | Purple-ish
Body Material Metal, glass Polycarbonate
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.48 W/kg (body), 0.406 W/kg (head) 1.52 W/kg (body), 1.36 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD Super AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.1" 6" Google Pixel 3a XL has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels Samsung Galaxy S7 has better screen resolution than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi 402 ppi Samsung Galaxy S7 has better pixel density than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio - 100000:1
Display Features Always-on display Always-on display, Now Playing
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
Processor Number MSM8996 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2 GHz Samsung Galaxy S7 has higher clock speed than Google Pixel 3a XL.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 Qualcomm ADRENO 615
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 64 GB Google Pixel 3a XL has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S7.
User Memory 24.5 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 12.2 Megapixel Google Pixel 3a XL has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Field of View (FoV) - 76 degree(s)
Pixel Size - 1.4 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 26 mm -
Digital Zoom 8x -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, wide selfie mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Motion panorama Portrait mode
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, vDIS technology, Spotlight Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), dual pixel phase detection, Motion Auto Focus
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Google Pixel 3a XL has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.0 Samsung Galaxy S7 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Field of View (Front) - 84 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) - 1.12 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
HDR Mode (Front) Realtime HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, selfie panorama -
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 640 x 480 (VGA) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3700 mAh Google Pixel 3a XL has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S7.
Wireless Charging Yes - Samsung Galaxy S7 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Standby Time 288 hours -
Talk Time 1320 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1320 min
Active online usage (WCDMA): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 15 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 45 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 62 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Google Android Android 9.0 Pie
User Interface Samsung TouchWiz -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA Apt-X, LDAC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, M4V, WebM, 3G2, H.265 -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, haptics sensor, Active Edge
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Multitasking, Easy Mode, MIMO technology, Private Mode, Ultra Power Saving Mode, Screen mirroring, Alarm Clock, S-Voice Dual microphones, MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Noise suppression, Night Shift, ARCore, Google Lens, Titan M Security Module, Pixel Imprint sensor
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Pixel 3a XL
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, Quick switch adapter, 18W USB-C power adapter, USB-C to USB-C cable (1 m)
Compliant Standards IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) -
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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