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Google Pixel 3a vs Pixel 10a

39 out of 100
Google Pixel 3a
VS
72 out of 100
Google Pixel 10a
Google Pixel 3a
Google Pixel 10a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 5.6-inch Google Pixel 3a (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 670) that was released on May 7, 2019, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 6 years and 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 3a
  • Weighs 36 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 4.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 322K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 3000 mAh
  • Has a 0.7 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 10W
  • Thinner bezels – 10.3% more screen real estate
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 12
  • The phone is 6 years and 10 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G4
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 3a and Pixel 10a 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 100% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Google Pixel 3a to Google Pixel 10a is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: battery life, performance, and display.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 3a
vs
Pixel 10a

Display

Type OLED POLED
Size 5.6 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2220 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.5:9 20:9
PPI 441 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Dragontrail Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 75% 85.3%
Display features - Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.4%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 10a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
Pixel 3a
5.6″ (18.5:9 ratio) = 12.3 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 3a
n/a
Pixel 10a
2915 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 151.3 mm (5.96 inches) 153.9 mm (6.06 inches)
Width 70.1 mm (2.76 inches) 73 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 147 g (5.19 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, rear Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.84/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 3a
75%
Pixel 10a +14%
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 3a and Google Pixel 10a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2000 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)		 - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 10 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 685 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 615 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 256 896
GPU clock 430 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~220.2 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 3a and Google Pixel 10a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 3a
519
Pixel 10a +223%
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 3a
1564
Pixel 10a +163%
4114
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 3a
n/a
Pixel 10a
10140
Compute Score (GPU) - 10140
Single-core score 519 1674
Multi-core score 1564 4114
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 3a
322015
Pixel 10a +342%
1422477
CPU 127606 463927
GPU 32940 407873
Memory 62205 214572
UX 99264 336105
Total score 322015 1422477
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 196 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 3a
7639
Pixel 10a
n/a
Web score 6508 -
Video editing 5762 -
Photo editing 13486 -
Data manipulation 6275 -
Writing score 8055 -
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📘 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 GPU8744
📘 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 CPU1674 / 4114
📘 2026-07-11 (123)AnTuTu 111422477
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM - Stock Android
OS size - 15 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 3000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (10 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4.0 (50% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:33 hr
Watching video - 23:15 hr
Gaming - 06:06 hr
Standby - 98 hr
General battery life
Pixel 3a
n/a
Pixel 10a
26:59 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 12.2 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual 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 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 12.2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 12.2 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 28 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX363 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 13 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 150
Zoom - 99
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 3a from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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
DisplayPort - Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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
LTE Cat* 11 -
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 3a
n/a
Pixel 10a
84.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2019 February 2026
Release date May 2019 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $400 $499
Successor - Google Pixel 10a -
SAR (head) 0.39 W/kg 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.9 W/kg 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 10a is definitely a better buy.

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