Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Google Pixel 7
70
out of 100
VS
73
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A34 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 1080) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
- Shows 38% longer battery life (40:04 vs 29:08 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 645 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4355 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (802K versus 537K)
- Handles wireless charging up to 20W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1373 and 1017 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 390 ppi | 416 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 450 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.9% | 84.9% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 100% | 98.5% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.3 mm (6.35 inches) | 155.6 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 78.1 mm (3.07 inches) | 73.2 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.7 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Green, Purple | White, Black, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | - | 672 |
| GPU clock | 800 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~686 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 170613 | 242485 |
| GPU | 117115 | 219273 |
| Memory | 98360 | 151362 |
| UX | 148836 | 185590 |
| Total score | 537752 | 802280 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 37.5 °C | 45.8 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2302 | 6523 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9586 | 7598 |
| Video editing | 7449 | 6234 |
| Photo editing | 18693 | 18318 |
| Data manipulation | 11082 | 10230 |
| Writing score | 14765 | 15569 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 38 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4355 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (20 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes (48% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:55 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Web browsing | 13:44 hr | 10:13 hr |
| Watching video | 17:53 hr | 16:16 hr |
| Gaming | 06:28 hr | 05:26 hr |
| Standby | 133 hr | 73 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| 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 | 480 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Sony IMX582 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", Samsung S5K4HAYX (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A34 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.12 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- 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 | 5.2 |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | - | 20 |
| 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
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2023 | October 2022 |
| Release date | March 2023 | October 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.55 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.49 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 7 . But if the display, battery life, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy A34 5G .
