Google Pixel 11 vs Pixel 10

81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 11 (with Google Tensor G6) that was released on August 12, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 1 year before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
  • Shows 16% longer battery life (25:41 vs 22:10 hours)
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2575 and 2311 points
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 11 and Pixel 10 crucial features
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
81*
77*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
42.8
(Average)
Value Index
65.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
vs

Display

Type OLED 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 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 Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 11 +5%
2120 nits
2026 nits

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green, Red, Purple Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
87.1%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 11 and Google Pixel 10
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G6 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4110 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 7 (1 + 4 + 2) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
- 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 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics PowerVR DXT-48-1536 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1286 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 11 and Google Pixel 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 11 +11%
2575
2311
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6027
Pixel 10 +4%
6277
Compute Score (GPU)
6048
Pixel 10 +106%
12448
Compute Score (GPU) 6048 12448
Single-core score 2575 2311
Multi-core score 6027 6277
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
n/a
1549798
CPU 848037 734567
GPU 271374 183228
Memory 297105 222379
UX 455981 409624
Total score - 1549798
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
1010
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1010
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
n/a
15511
Web score - 15214
Video editing - 7103
Photo editing - 26830
Data manipulation - 15057
Writing score - 19911

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 11
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu 111719659
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 CPU2311 / 6277

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4985 mAh 4970 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (25 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (59% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:19 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:46 hr 10:27 hr
Watching video 22:05 hr 16:52 hr
Gaming 06:38 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 86 hr 77 hr
General battery life
Pixel 11 +16%
25:41 hr
22:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash 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) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor - Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10.8 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/3.1 f/3.1
Focal length 112 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.31 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Sony IMX712 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.32 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
161
n/a
Video quality
142
n/a
Generic main camera score
154
n/a
Bokeh 160 -
Zoom 137 -
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.5 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3J1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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
Network
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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2026 August 2025
Release date August 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $799
Sensors - Barometer
- 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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Google Pixel 11. It has a better performance and battery life.

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Total votes: 69

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Itzali August 21, 2026 at 03:01 PM
Minimal difference...
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faineaudel August 14, 2026 at 06:56 AM
this is literally garbage vs trash
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Jaigv August 13, 2026 at 09:37 PM
The tensor g6 is fabricated in 2nm, not 3
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