Google Pixel 10a vs Pixel 10
72
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 10a (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on February 18, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 6 months before. 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
- Shows 22% longer battery life (26:59 vs 22:10 hours)
- Delivers 43% higher peak brightness (2893 against 2019 nits)
- The phone is 6 months newer
- Weighs 21 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 38% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2311 and 1674 points
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2424 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 422 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 2000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.3% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.4% | - |
| PWM | 240 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 73 mm (2.87 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 183 g (6.46 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red, Purple | Gray, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.84/5) | Good (3.67/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor G4 | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 3100 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G715 MP7 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 896 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 940 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 10140 | 12448 |
| Single-core score | 1674 | 2311 |
| Multi-core score | 4114 | 6277 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 463927 | 734567 |
| GPU | 407873 | 183228 |
| Memory | 214572 | 222379 |
| UX | 336105 | 409624 |
| Total score | 1422477 | 1549798 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1010 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15214 |
| Video editing | - | 7103 |
| Photo editing | - | 26830 |
| Data manipulation | - | 15057 |
| Writing score | - | 19911 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 10a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8744 |
| 📘 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1674 / 4114 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (123) | AnTuTu 11 | 1422477 |
Google Pixel 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-02 -> bang | AnTuTu 11 | 1719659 |
| 📘 2026-08-02 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 74% |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4116 |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 72% |
| 📘 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2311 / 6277 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 15 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 4970 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (10 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (52% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:29 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 10:33 hr | 10:27 hr |
| Watching video | 23:15 hr | 16:52 hr |
| Gaming | 06:06 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 98 hr | 77 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#105th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN8 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | - | 112 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX712 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 20 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | August 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $799 |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.39 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10:
- The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB version uses UFS 4.0.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and design are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 10. But if the gaming, battery life, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10a.
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