Google pixel 10 pro XL VS Samsung galaxy A17 5G 2025
Intro
Google pixel 10 pro comes with Type C to C cable and sim ejector tool. The weight of the phone is around 230 grams. Its thickness is 8.2MM. The back of the phone is made of glass which is gorilla glass victus 2 protected. The frame of the phone is made of space grade aluminum. This phone is also IP68 certified.
Display & Physical overview
6.8 inch QHD+ super Actua Display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. LTPO OLED (20:9 aspect ratio) display with HDR brightness that goes up to 2200 nits. In the physical overview, the power button, volume button are seen on the right side, Noise cancellation and sim slot on the top and Speaker and type C port on the bottom side.
Camera & Specification
On the back side there is a 48MP ultra wide, 50MP main camera, 48MP telephoto camera and a 42MP selfie camera in the front. For video recording, you can record up to 8k 30FPS from the rear and 4k 30FPS from the front camera. It also uses Tensor G5 (3nm) processor and Titan M2 chipset for privacy. It has 16GB RAM and 256GB storage. It supports 5200mAh battery and 45W charging. This phone has Android 16, with 7 years of OS updates and 7 years of security updates. Connectivity includes support for Wifi 7, bluetooth version 6, NFC support and Google cast.
Samsung galaxy A17 5G
Intro
Samsung galaxy A17 comes with sim ejector tool, 25W charger with Type C to C cable. The back of the phone is made of polycarbonate. The thickness of the phone is 7.5MM. Its weight is around 192 grams. This phone is IP54 certified.
Display & Physical overview
6.7 inch FHD+ sAMOLED display, 90Hz refresh rate is available. 1100 nits high brightness and Gorilla glass victus display protection is available. In the physical overview, volume button, power button are seen on the right side, noise cancellation on the top side, sim slot on the left side, speaker, type C port and microphone on the bottom side.
Camera & specification
50MP OIS primary camera, 5MP ultrawide, 2MP macro lens and 13MP selfie camera are seen on the front side. In video recording, video recording up to FHD 30FPS is available from both front and back cameras. It has Exynos 1330 5nm processor. LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage type are available in it. The phone comes in three variants: 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. It has a 5000mAh battery. It has Android 15 OS, with 6 years of major updates and 6 years of security updates.
It’s interesting to see the differences in the camera setups between the two. While the Pixel’s multiple 48MP and 50MP lenses offer a lot of versatility, I wonder how the Samsung A17’s simpler camera system will hold up in everyday use, especially in lower light.