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Google Pixel 9 vs Pixel 10 Pro XL

73 out of 100
Google Pixel 9
VS
80 out of 100
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Google Pixel 9
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Google Pixel 9 (with Google Tensor G4) that was released on August 13, 2024, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 9
  • Weighs 34 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • 15% higher pixel density (486 vs 422 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 27W)
  • The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 35% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2305 and 1707 points

Review

Evaluation of Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 10 Pro XL 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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12 / 128 GB
VS
16 / 256 GB
136.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
45.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Pixel 9
vs
Pixel 10 Pro XL

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2424 pixels 1344 x 2992 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 422 ppi 486 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2700 nits 3300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1800 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 87.1% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99% 96.2%
PWM 120 Hz 240 Hz
Response time 1 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pixel 10 Pro XL
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Pixel 9
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pixel 9
2218 nits
Pixel 10 Pro XL +5%
2323 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) 162.8 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 72 mm (2.83 inches) 76.6 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 232 g (8.18 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink White, Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.5/5) Good (3.66/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pixel 9
87.1%
Pixel 10 Pro XL +3%
89.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Google Pixel 9 and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
SoC
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 3100 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 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 - 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G715 MC7 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 896 768
GPU clock 940 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1684.4 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Google Pixel 9 and Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 9
1707
Pixel 10 Pro XL +35%
2305
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 9
4431
Pixel 10 Pro XL +37%
6054
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 9 +100%
7536
Pixel 10 Pro XL
3760
Compute Score (GPU) 7536 3760
Single-core score 1707 2305
Multi-core score 4431 6054
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pixel 9
1561427
Pixel 10 Pro XL +4%
1617706
CPU 576617 760240
GPU 410060 181200
Memory 210177 267804
UX 364573 408462
Total score 1561427 1617706
Samples [4 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Pixel 9 +3%
1047
Pixel 10 Pro XL
1012
Stability 74% 93%
Graphics test 8 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1047 1012
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Pixel 9
12789
Pixel 10 Pro XL +20%
15332
Web score 10043 17237
Video editing 7463 7203
Photo editing 21077 24584
Data manipulation 13349 14036
Writing score 15810 20213
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Google Pixel 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 -> Oleg 16 cmAnTuTu 111423579
📘 2026-06-13 (Plotwa)CPU Throttle82%
📘 2026-04-14 (LymXT)AnTuTu 111577137
📘 2025-12-09 (enigma)AnTuTu 111519937
📘 2025-11-28 (W1TRAY)AnTuTu 111561427
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Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky)AnTuTu 111629394
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming)Geekbench 6 CPU2295 / 6133
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)AnTuTu 111487891
📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen)Geekbench 6 CPU2305 / 6054
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
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 19 GB 23 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4700 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 27 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (12 W) Yes (23 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (55% in 30 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:25 hr 1:22 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:01 hr 11:06 hr
Watching video 13:38 hr 17:14 hr
Gaming 05:41 hr 05:08 hr
Standby 98 hr 81 hr
General battery life
Pixel 9
22:26 hr
Pixel 10 Pro XL +3%
23:06 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash 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 123° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 48 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
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung GNK Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.7
Focal length - 12 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Pixel 9
161
Pixel 10 Pro XL +2%
165
Video quality
Pixel 9
150
Pixel 10 Pro XL +7%
160
Generic main camera score
Pixel 9
154
Pixel 10 Pro XL +6%
163
Bokeh 75 160
Preview 83 -
Zoom 132 141
Samples Photo samples of Google Pixel 9 from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 10.5 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 20 mm 17 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.3 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 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
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 9 +2%
87.7 dB
Pixel 10 Pro XL
85.9 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2024 August 2025
Release date August 2024 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $1199
Successor - Google Pixel 10 -
SAR (head) 0.99 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.4 W/kg -
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 XL:
    - 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 XL is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
2 (28.6%)
5 (71.4%)
Total votes: 7

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