Whether or not on objective or accidentally, Amazon Canada has pitted Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy telephones in opposition to one another with reductions starting from $200 to $300.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 is extra compact than the Google Pixel 9 (6.2” vs. 6.3” shows, 70.6mm vs. 72mm large) and is lighter too (167g vs. 198g). It does have a smaller battery, although (4,000mAh vs. 4,700mAh). The Galaxy additionally has an LTPO show. Be aware that each the Pixels and the Galaxys will obtain software program updates for 7 years since launch.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 within the Samsung simply beats the Tensor G4 of the Pixel, however Samsung has been stingy with the RAM (the S24 has solely 8GB, in comparison with 12GB on the Pixel). Google put a big sensor in the principle digital camera (1/1.31” vs. 1/1.56”) and a excessive decision extremely large (48MP vs. 12MP), however there’s no devoted telephoto lens on the vanilla mannequin. The S24 packs a 10MP 67mm tele digital camera.
You can even evaluate the Pixel 9 in opposition to the S24 FE. The Pixel 9 is extra compact than the Samsung Galaxy S24 FE (6.3” vs. 6.7” shows, 72mm vs 77.3mm large), nevertheless it really has the identical 4,700mAh battery capability. Charging is about equal too. Samsung wins the efficiency race with its Exynos 2400e pulling forward of the Tensor G4, however the Pixel has extra RAM (12GB vs. 8GB).
The Galaxy has a devoted 8mm 75mm tele lens, whereas the Pixel has to depend on the 50MP principal digital camera for zooming in. However the Pixel has a bigger sensor in the principle digital camera (1/1.31” vs. 1/1.57”) and a greater extremely large (48MP vs. 12MP).
The Google Pixel 9 Professional and Samsung Galaxy S24+ are priced shut collectively. The Galaxy is as soon as once more the bigger telephone (6.7” show, 75.9mm large vs. 6.3”, 72mm large, each shows are LTPO panels) and this one has a barely bigger battery (4,900mAh vs. 4,700mAh). The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 leaves little doubt that it’s sooner than the Pixel’s Tensor G4, even when it has much less RAM to work with (12GB vs. 16GB).
The Pixel 9 Professional has a 48MP 113mm periscope, whereas the Galaxy solely has a 10MP 67mm tele lens. Each telephones have 50MP principal cameras, however Google picked a bigger sensor (1/1.31” vs. 1/1.56”), plus higher extremely large (48MP vs. 12MP) and selfie cameras (42MP 17mm vs. 12MP 26mm).
The Google Pixel 9 Professional XL is cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely. Each are giant gadgets (6.8” LTPO shows), however the Galaxy has stylus assist. The batteries are about the identical (5,060mAh vs. 5,000mAh).
The cameras are extra evenly matched with Pixel’s 50MP 1/1.31” principal going up in opposition to Galaxy’s 200MP 1/1.3” principal. The periscopes are 48MP 113mm and 50MP 111mm, however the Samsung additionally has a 10MP 67mm mid-range zoom digital camera. The extremely large and selfie cameras on the Pixel have increased decision. For an in-depth comparability, try our Pixel 9 Professional XL vs. Galaxy S24 Extremely article.
Lastly, the horizontal foldables from every model. Each are $300 off proper now, however that’s not sufficient to get them underneath $2,000. The Google Pixel 9 Professional Fold has a bigger 8” interior show in comparison with Samsung Galaxy Z Fold6’s 7.6” panel (the Pixel show is round 12% bigger by way of floor space). The duvet shows are comparable – each 6.3”, with a 20:9 facet ratio for the Pixel and 21:9 for the Galaxy.
The Google telephone is thinner (10.5mm vs. 12.1mm when folded) however heavier (257g vs. 239g). It does have a much bigger battery (4,650mAh vs. 4,400mAh) to make up for the burden distinction. And whereas it isn’t in-built like on the S24 Extremely, the Z Fold6 helps an S Pen. The Exynos 8 Gen 3 is little doubt sooner than the Tensor G4, however the Pixel has extra RAM (16GB vs. 12GB).
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