Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Google Pixel 7A

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Google Pixel 7A across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 7A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,379, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G scores 2,962, making Google Pixel 7A the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Google Pixel 7A offers 6.1 inches, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A35 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to Google Pixel 7A's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Google Pixel 7A offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A35 5G offers 50 MP, making Google Pixel 7A better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Google Pixel 7A feature a 13 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 19m, while Google Pixel 7A delivers 12h 26m, making Samsung Galaxy A35 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Google Pixel 7A offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 7A is rated 7.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A35 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Google Pixel 7A has a rating of 4.1.

Samsung Galaxy A35 5G

₹18,999

@ Flipkart

Google Pixel 7A

₹29,400

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

14 Mar, 2024

11 May, 2023

23 Mar, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1380	Google Tensor G2	MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.85 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	OLED	LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	720x1570 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	13 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
5 MP Macro Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


13 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	5 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4385 mAh	7000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	18W Fast Charging	15W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	64 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

Read Expert Review

7.0/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vivid display
IP67 rating
4-year Android OS updates
50MP camera works well in daylight

Top-notch photography
Refined, bloat free UI
Decent battery life
Good display

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Only 25W charging
Low-light photography could be better

Performance can feel lacking
Slow charging speeds
Comes only in 128GB storage

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(78,442 ratings)

4.1/5

(27,328 ratings)

4.2/5

(14,969 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

612,769 AnTuTu Score	687,738 AnTuTu Score	N/A
13h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	12h 26m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹18,999

@ Flipkart

₹29,400

@ Amazon

₹15,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

May 11, 2023

(Official)

Mar 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v13.0

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

2 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1380

View Details

Google Tensor G2

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MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.85 GHz, Dual core, Cortex X1 2.35 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Co-Processor

N/A

Titan M2

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MP5

Mali-G710 MP7

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB

4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

612,769

687,738

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

25.0 s

11.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

17.6 %

30.3 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Display Type

Super AMOLED

OLED

LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

720x1570 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

Brightness

N/A

700 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

N/A

900 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

180 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

390 ppi

431 ppi

254 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.6 %

81.07 %

87.52 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Corning Gorilla

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

85.6 %

N/A

Design

Height

161.7 mm

152 mm

166.07 mm

Width

78 mm

72.9 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

9 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

209 grams

193.5 grams

212 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size

64 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.89 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size IMX787 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode

Slow Motion
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

4385 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging

Yes 15W Super VOOC Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 7.5W Wireless Charging

N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 19m

12h 26m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 16m 50s

2h 21m 54s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1700(band 66)