Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL: Specs Comparison

South Korean giant Samsung has launched the Galaxy A80 smartphone that comes with world’s first 48MP rotating the triple camera. The smartphone is priced closed to Google Pixel 3a XL, but are three cameras be able to give Google’s photography machine Pixel 3a XL a run for its cover. Let’s find out in this Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL.

Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL: Design and display

The Galaxy A80 features Samsung’s first new Infinity display having a 6.7-inch full-HD+ Super AMOLED screen. The rotating mechanism has allowed Samsung to give users a truly immersive viewing experience, coupled with AMOLED display, the smartphone lets consumers experience their multimedia content distraction-free, so you can be completely immersed while playing games or watching videos.

The Google Pixel 3a XL features a 6-inch OLED display and comes in similar two-tone design like that in Google Pixel 3 XL. Overall, the Galaxy A80’s display will trump Google Pixel 3a XL in terms of color processing and reproduction.

Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL: Camera

The Galaxy A80 comes with triple rear camera comprising of a 48MP primary camera, an 8MP ultra-wide (F2.2) lens, and a 3D Depth lens. There is no selfie camera, instead of when users will opt for selfies, the three rear cameras automatically pop-up from the back of the phone and rotate. The Galaxy A80 can also shoot in ultra-wide videos with Super Steady Mode and the 3D depth camera offering Live Focus videos. There is also ‘Scene Optimiser’ that can recognize and enhance up to 30 scenes, and with ‘Flaw Detection’ feature, the camera can automatically identify glitches before a picture is clicked.

The Google Pixel 3a XL comes with the same 12.2MP single camera system and captures excellent photos. The smartphone also has a dedicated ‘Night Sight’ mode to give you great looking pictures even in the night. All pictures taken with the Pixel 3a XL are in HDR+. It also has features such as portrait mode, super res zoom, slow-motion videos, panorama. Given the price, the Google Pixel 3a XL will be a far better choice if you love shooting photos and share them instantly.

Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL: Processor and features

The Galaxy A80 is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor that can handle almost all of your tasks with great ease. The smartphone is further equipped with Samsung Pay, enabling consumers to pay securely almost everywhere. For all your needs, the smartphone is equipped with a 3,700mAh battery and supports 25W super-fast charging technology. The smartphone has 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal memory and runs on Samsung One UI interface on top of Android 9 Pie.

The Google Pixel 3a XL is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SoC. Performance-wise, being a Google phone, Google Pixel 3a XL will receive fast OS updates and offers a stock Android experience. Thus, pure Android lovers will love working on the Pixel 3a XL.

Samsung Galaxy A80 vs Google Pixel 3a XL: Price

The Galaxy A80 is priced at Rs 47,990 and will be available for pre-book from July 22 to July 31. The smartphone will go on sale on starting August 1.

On the other hand, the Google Pixel 3a XL costs Rs 44,999 and comes only in 4GB RAM and 64GB storage option.