Google Pixel 10a vs Fairphone 6 Plus
72
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 10a (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on February 18, 2026, against the Fairphone 6 Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 1101K)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Reverse charging feature
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1674 and 1303 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Fairphone 6 Plus
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- The phone is 6 months newer
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.31 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2424 pixels | 1116 x 2484 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 422 ppi | 431 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 83.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.4% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) | 156.6 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 73 mm (2.87 inches) | 73.3 mm (2.89 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9.6 mm (0.38 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 193 g (6.81 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP55 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Red, Purple | Black, Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Repairability | Good (3.84/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS | ~458.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10140 | 5110 |
| Single-core score | 1674 | 1303 |
| Multi-core score | 4114 | 3608 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 463927 | 432383 |
| GPU | 407873 | 122338 |
| Memory | 214572 | 258810 |
| UX | 336105 | 288422 |
| Total score | 1422477 | 1101953 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 10a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8744 |
| π 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1674 / 4114 |
| π 2026-07-11 (123) | AnTuTu 11 | 1422477 |
Fairphone 6 Plus
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 16 |
| ROM | Stock Android | - |
| OS size | 15 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 8 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 8 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 4415 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | Yes |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 25 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:29 hr | 1:15 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 10:33 hr | - |
| Watching video | 23:15 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:06 hr | - |
| Standby | 98 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#105th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung GN8 | Sony LYTIA-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 150 | - |
| Zoom | 99 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) | 1/3.44" (β 0.29 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1440p at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | February 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $649 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 10a. But if the camera is more of a priority β go for the Fairphone 6 Plus.
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