Google Pixel 6 Pro vs Pixel 10 Pro
66
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Google Pixel 6 Pro (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19, 2021, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 3 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6 Pro
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro
- Delivers 175% higher peak brightness (2351 against 855 nits)
- 52% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1536K versus 1010K)
- Shows 23% longer battery life (22:50 vs 18:34 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- The phone is 3 years and 10 months newer
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1280 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 512 ppi | 495 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 3300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 2200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.5% | 98.1% |
| PWM | 360 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pixel 6 Pro
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 10 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.9 mm (6.45 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Yellow | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.67/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 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 | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 12809 |
| Single-core score | 1477 | 2285 |
| Multi-core score | 3595 | 6201 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 365546 | 723048 |
| GPU | 169803 | 180786 |
| Memory | 178763 | 253221 |
| UX | 295913 | 378987 |
| Total score | 1010025 | 1536042 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 66% | 96% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 670 | 1012 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 59% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1899 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9483 | 17364 |
| Video editing | 6934 | 7207 |
| Photo editing | 19835 | 24668 |
| Data manipulation | 12712 | 13902 |
| Writing score | 16245 | 20520 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-29 (rulz_103) | AnTuTu 12 | 1225085 |
| 📘 2026-08-04 (nguyen van nguyen) | AnTuTu 11 | 990021 |
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Khakan Ali) | AnTuTu 11 | 1138804 |
| 📘 2026-03-31 (Albert Wesker) | AnTuTu 11 | 918665 |
| 📘 2026-03-25 (Ivan2010shadoy) | AnTuTu 11 | 1111076 |
Google Pixel 10 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-22 -> Pixeluser | AnTuTu 11 | 1536042 |
| 📘 2026-07-11 (anglezz) | AnTuTu 11 | 1631729 |
| 📘 2025-09-26 (Sherik) | AnTuTu 11 | 1467600 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 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 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Stock Android | Stock Android |
| OS size | 14 GB | 24 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5003 mAh | 4870 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (23 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (45% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:59 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 06:56 hr | 11:03 hr |
| Watching video | 10:55 hr | 17:16 hr |
| Gaming | 04:56 hr | 04:52 hr |
| Standby | 94 hr | 78 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 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 | 114° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 104 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.25 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 Pro from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 11.1 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2880 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 0.64 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 |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 143 | - |
| Video | 115 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | 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 |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | - |
| 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 | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2021 | August 2025 |
| Release date | October 2021 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $999 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 Pro | - |
| 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 Pro:
- Supports Bypass Charge.
*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 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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