Google Pixel 3 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Product
Price
199 USD
199 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Google Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Pixel 3
SM-A176B, SM-A176B/DS
Launch Date
2018, October 18
2025, August 14
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 ,CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 ,CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66, 71
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/75 Mbps
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - India
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Dimensions
145.6 x 68.2 x 7.9 mm (5.73 x 2.69 x 0.31 in)
164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)
Weight
148 g (5.22 oz)
192 g (6.77 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic frame, glass fiber back
IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Nano-SIM card & eSIM
Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Clearly White, Just Black, Not Pink
Black, Gray, Blue
Type
P-OLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Size
5.5 inches, 76.7 cm2 (~77.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~443 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10
Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Chipset
Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)
Exynos 1330 (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.6 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 630
Mali-G68 MP2
RAM
4GB
4GB/6GB/8GB
Storage
64GB/128GB
UFS 2.1
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
No
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF, OIS
Features
Dual-LED flash, Auto-HDR, panorama
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 1
8 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), PDAF
13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features
Auto-HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po 2915 mAh battery
5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
USB Power Delivery 2.0
QI wireless charging
25W wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
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
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
Radio
No
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB Type-C 2.0