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Google Pixel 7a vs Pixel 10a

62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7a
VS
72 out of 100
Google Pixel 10a
Google Pixel 7a
Google Pixel 10a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 7a (with Google Tensor G2) that was released on May 10, 2023, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 2 years and 9 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 7a
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
  • Delivers 170% higher peak brightness (2915 against 1080 nits)
  • Shows 40% longer battery life (26:59 vs 19:16 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Comes with 715 mAh larger battery capacity: 5100 vs 4385 mAh
  • The phone is 2 years and 9 months newer
  • 26% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 1126K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 7a 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 58% Yes
Maybe, but mainly if you specifically want better battery life.
This is a situational upgrade. It makes the most sense if better battery life matters to you.
Main improvements: battery life, display, and gaming.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 7a
vs
Pixel 10a

Display

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 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 700 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 81.1% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.4% 98.4%
PWM 218 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 7a
1080 nits
Pixel 10a +170%
2915 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152 mm (5.98 inches) 153.9 mm (6.06 inches)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) 73 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 9 mm (0.35 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue, Orange 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
Pixel 7a
81.1%
Pixel 10a +5%
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 7a and Google Pixel 10a
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G2 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 2850 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 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 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) Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G710 MP7 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 448 896
GPU clock 848 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 7a and Google Pixel 10a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 7a
1438
Pixel 10a +16%
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 7a
3681
Pixel 10a +12%
4114
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 7a
4715
Pixel 10a +115%
10140
Compute Score (GPU) 4715 10140
Single-core score 1438 1674
Multi-core score 3681 4114
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 7a
1126520
Pixel 10a +26%
1422477
CPU 366416 463927
GPU 272602 407873
Memory 188205 214572
UX 299297 336105
Total score 1126520 1422477
Samples [13 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 702 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Pixel 7a
1787
Pixel 10a
n/a
Stability 70% -
Graphics test 10 FPS -
Graphics score 1787 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 7a
10615
Pixel 10a
n/a
Web score 7510 -
Video editing 5847 -
Photo editing 19105 -
Data manipulation 10565 -
Writing score 15064 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 7a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-02 -> nanamondAnTuTu 111196742
📘 2026-08-06 -> shu-AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-08-05 (shu-)AnTuTu 111126520
📘 2026-07-21 (XHV150)AnTuTu 111271269
📘 2026-07-12 (klaut)AnTuTu 111004338
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Google Pixel 10a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 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 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size - 15 GB
OS updates 5 years 7 years
Security updates 5 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4385 mAh 5100 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (7.5 W) Yes (10 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (20% in 36 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:57 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:24 hr 10:33 hr
Watching video 13:40 hr 23:15 hr
Gaming 05:06 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 76 hr 98 hr
General battery life
Pixel 7a
19:16 hr
Pixel 10a +40%
26:59 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 64 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 9000 x 7000 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 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 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 64 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX787 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch) 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX712 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 7a
138
Pixel 10a +8%
149
Video quality
Pixel 7a +22%
133
Pixel 10a
109
Generic main camera score
Pixel 7a
133
Pixel 10a +1%
134
Bokeh 70 150
Preview 69 -
Zoom 105 99
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 7a from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus - No
Stabilization - Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 136 -
Video 146 -

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 5.3 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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC 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
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 Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 7a +6%
90.4 dB
Pixel 10a
84.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2023 February 2026
Release date May 2023 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $499
Successor - Google Pixel 10a -
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 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.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
8 (61.5%)
5 (38.5%)
Total votes: 13

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