Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs Google Pixel 7a vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 11, 2024	May 10, 2023	Aug 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $489	$499 | €509	€239

Design

Dimensions
6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)	6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm
Weight
7.51 oz / 213.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g	6.77 oz / 192.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic		Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral	Black, Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits	OLED, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
		HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
		Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1510 (Good)	1277 (Average)	1081 (Average)
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	1.8 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1480 (5 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)	Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali-G710 MP7	Mali-G68 MP2
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable	microSDXC
OS
Android (14)	Android (15, 14, 13)	Android (15), up to 6 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1163	1437	723
GeekBench 6 Multi
3487	3461	1910
3D Mark High
930	1631	346
3D Mark Low
916	1095	338

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh, Li - Ion	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4		2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p	Yes
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes		Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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