Google Pixel 6 vs Pixel 10
60
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Google Pixel 6 (with Google Tensor) that was released on October 19, 2021, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 3 years and 11 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 10
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Delivers 140% higher peak brightness (2026 against 845 nits)
- 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1549K versus 990K)
- Shows 17% longer battery life (22:10 vs 18:55 hours)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The phone is 3 years and 11 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 411 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 800 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | - |
| PWM | 397 Hz | - |
| Response time | 5 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 207 g (7.3 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Yellow | 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
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) | 7318 | 12448 |
| Single-core score | 1438 | 2311 |
| Multi-core score | 3372 | 6277 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 381525 | 734567 |
| GPU | 162416 | 183228 |
| Memory | 178605 | 222379 |
| UX | 267677 | 409624 |
| Total score | 990213 | 1549798 |
| Samples | [11 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 63% | 97% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | 704 | 1010 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 60% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1907 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7877 | 15214 |
| Video editing | 6652 | 7103 |
| Photo editing | 18508 | 26830 |
| Data manipulation | 10427 | 15057 |
| Writing score | 13858 | 19911 |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 6
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (Vladi♂️Slave♂️) | AnTuTu 12 | 1281085 |
| 📘 2026-08-17 -> Paranoid _Antost | AnTuTu 11 | 930801 |
| 📘 2026-04-05 (Ethan Winters) | AnTuTu 11 | 927237 |
| 📘 2026-02-25 (Adora) | AnTuTu 11 | 933576 |
| 📘 2026-01-29 (Stormchasing) | AnTuTu 11 | 990213 |
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 | 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 | 17.6 GB | - |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4614 mAh | 4970 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (21 W) | Yes (12 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (41% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:53 hr | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 07:07 hr | 10:27 hr |
| Watching video | 13:13 hr | 16:52 hr |
| Gaming | 05:02 hr | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | 85 hr | 77 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 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 | 114° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 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 | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung GN1 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | 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 | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 Exmor RS | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 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 | 65 | - |
| Preview | 65 | - |
| Zoom | 79 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 130 | - |
| Video | 127 | - |
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 | 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) | $600 | $799 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10 | - |
| 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 10 is definitely a better buy.
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