Google Pixel 6a vs Pixel 10a
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out of 100
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72
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 6a (with Google Tensor) that was released on May 11, 2022, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 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 10a
- Delivers 231% higher peak brightness (2915 against 880 nits)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 30% longer battery life (26:59 vs 20:44 hours)
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 1015K)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The phone is 3 years and 10 months newer
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
- 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 | POLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 429 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1100 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.2% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 96.9% | 98.4% |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 152.2 mm (5.99 inches) | 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 73 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 178 g (6.28 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | White, Black, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Google Tensor | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Tensor Processing Unit | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G78 MP20 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 850 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1085.4 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 9543 | 10140 |
| Single-core score | 1487 | 1674 |
| Multi-core score | 3664 | 4114 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 425227 | 463927 |
| GPU | 126878 | 407873 |
| Memory | 171601 | 214572 |
| UX | 291787 | 336105 |
| Total score | 1015493 | 1422477 |
| Samples | [20 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 57% | - |
| Graphics test | 11 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1854 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7105 | - |
| Video editing | 5884 | - |
| Photo editing | 19072 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10310 | - |
| Writing score | 15550 | - |
Recent User Tests
Google Pixel 6a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-26 -> Islom_1180 | AnTuTu 12 | 1235821 |
| 📘 2026-08-19 (duwi) | AnTuTu 11 | 774697 |
| 📘 2026-07-29 (Mimo) | AnTuTu 11 | 1117985 |
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Hypermini) | AnTuTu 11 | 1015541 |
| 📘 2026-07-27 (Ash) | AnTuTu 11 | 978066 |
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 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| 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 | 14.3 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 4410 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 18 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:51 hr | 1:29 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 08:25 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Watching video | 14:20 hr | 23:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | 89 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#105th place)
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 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: 12.2 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12.2 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 27 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 (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX386 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 65 | 150 |
| Preview | 67 | - |
| Zoom | 74 | 99 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3840 x 2160 | 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 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 | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2022 | February 2026 |
| Release date | June 2022 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $499 |
| Successor | - Google Pixel 10a | - |
| SAR (head) | 0.99 W/kg | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | 1.31 W/kg | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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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Total votes: 17