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Google Pixel 8a vs Pixel 10a

66 out of 100
Google Pixel 8a
VS
72 out of 100
Google Pixel 10a
Google Pixel 8a
Google Pixel 10a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Google Pixel 8a (with Google Tensor G3) that was released on May 7, 2024, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 1 year 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 8a
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
  • Delivers 93% higher peak brightness (2893 against 1501 nits)
  • Shows 37% longer battery life (26:59 vs 19:43 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • The phone is 1 year and 9 months newer
  • Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 18W)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1674 and 1491 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 8a 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)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
66.7
(Good)
Value Index
71.8
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 8a
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 430 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1400 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 81.3% 85.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.1% 98.4%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 8a
1501 nits
Pixel 10a +93%
2893 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.1 mm (5.99 inches) 153.9 mm (6.06 inches)
Width 72.7 mm (2.86 inches) 73 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) 9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.52/5) Good (3.84/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 8a
81.3%
Pixel 10a +5%
85.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 8a and Google Pixel 10a
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G3 Google Tensor G4
Max clock 3000 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3		 - 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 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G715s MC10 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units 896 896
GPU clock 890 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 8a and Google Pixel 10a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 8a
1491
Pixel 10a +12%
1674
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 8a
3584
Pixel 10a +15%
4114
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 8a
8490
Pixel 10a +19%
10140
Compute Score (GPU) 8490 10140
Single-core score 1491 1674
Multi-core score 3584 4114
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 8a +1%
1433693
Pixel 10a
1422477
CPU 546093 463927
GPU 391230 407873
Memory 195569 214572
UX 300801 336105
Total score 1433693 1422477
Samples [6 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% -
Graphics test 7 FPS -
Graphics score 990 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 8a
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (adismsha)AnTuTu 111471866
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseGeekbench 6 GPU8490
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseGeekbench 6 CPU1491 / 3584
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseAnTuTu 111397797
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (jpara_dise)AnTuTu 111397797
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Google Pixel 10a
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 GPU8744
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (123)Geekbench 6 CPU1674 / 4114
πŸ“˜ 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM Stock Android Stock Android
OS size 18.4 GB 15 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4492 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 (33% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:09 hr 1:29 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:15 hr 10:33 hr
Watching video 13:00 hr 23:15 hr
Gaming 04:54 hr 06:06 hr
Standby 86 hr 98 hr
General battery life
Pixel 8a
19:43 hr
Pixel 10a +37%
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 120Β° 120Β°
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" (β‰ˆ 0.58 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 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" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 8a
141
Pixel 10a +6%
149
Video quality
Pixel 8a +17%
128
Pixel 10a
109
Generic main camera score
Pixel 8a +1%
136
Pixel 10a
134
Bokeh 60 150
Preview 71 -
Zoom 126 99
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a 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" (β‰ˆ 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

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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS 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 No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pixel 8a +5%
89.3 dB
Pixel 10a
84.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2024 February 2026
Release date May 2024 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?
12 (46.2%)
14 (53.8%)
Total votes: 26

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