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Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Google Pixel 9a

57 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
VS
67 out of 100
Google Pixel 9a
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
Google Pixel 9a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A35 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Google Pixel 9a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 1 year and 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • Shows 11% longer battery life (22:25 vs 20:15 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 9a
  • 72% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1321K versus 768K)
  • Delivers 90% higher peak brightness (1927 against 1015 nits)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 7.5W
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • 67% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1677 and 1006 points
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Google Pixel 9a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
60.6
(Average)
Value Index
62.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A35 5G
vs
Pixel 9a

Display

Type Super AMOLED POLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 390 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 2700 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 84.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 98.2%
PWM 240 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A35 5G
6.6″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 16.6 in2
Pixel 9a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~11% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A35 5G
1015 nits
Pixel 9a +90%
1927 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) 154.7 mm (6.09 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.53/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A35 5G
84.8%
Pixel 9a
84.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Google Pixel 9a
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2400 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 160 896
GPU clock 949 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Google Pixel 9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A35 5G
1006
Pixel 9a +67%
1677
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A35 5G
2855
Pixel 9a +42%
4067
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A35 5G
3033
Pixel 9a +157%
7784
Compute Score (GPU) 3033 7784
Single-core score 1006 1677
Multi-core score 2855 4067
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A35 5G
768212
Pixel 9a +72%
1321069
CPU 311721 445318
GPU 89942 410687
Memory 136276 175537
UX 230273 289527
Total score 768212 1321069
Samples [23 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A35 5G
279
Pixel 9a +280%
1060
Stability 98% 81%
Graphics test 2 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 279 1060
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A35 5G +1%
13073
Pixel 9a
12890
Web score 11340 10570
Video editing 7357 7547
Photo editing 25659 21264
Data manipulation 10930 12988
Writing score 16320 16308
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-13 (Lazy)AnTuTu 11893295
📘 2026-09-28 (P3RF3CT)AnTuTu 12866054
📘 2026-09-27 -> LessPlum3393AnTuTu 12857296
📘 2026-09-25 (ttk:kotakbass.official)Geekbench 6 CPU1010 / 2895
📘 2026-09-22 (ttk:kotakbass.official)AnTuTu 12922710
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Google Pixel 9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Leif)AnTuTu 111590049
📘 2026-05-13 (kiriguap)AnTuTu 111182042
📘 2026-03-09 (d1ldo)AnTuTu 11943849
📘 2026-01-03 (Joy)AnTuTu 111487240
📘 2025-11-11 (VLAD)AnTuTu 111507185
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 28 GB 14 GB
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 23 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:41 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:47 hr 08:20 hr
Watching video 14:03 hr 12:40 hr
Gaming 05:56 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 106 hr 91 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A35 5G +11%
22:25 hr
Pixel 9a
20:15 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 123° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Galaxy A35 5G
107
Pixel 9a +35%
144
Video quality
Galaxy A35 5G +10%
110
Pixel 9a
100
Generic main camera score
Galaxy A35 5G
104
Pixel 9a +23%
128
Bokeh 50 145
Preview 52 -
Zoom 71 99
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 9a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A35 5G +3%
90.9 dB
Pixel 9a
88.1 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2024 March 2025
Release date March 2024 April 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $380 $499
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Google Pixel 10a
SAR (head) 0.44 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.92 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 9a is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
1 (12.5%)
7 (87.5%)
Total votes: 8

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