Motorola Moto G56 5G vs Google Pixel 10a
57
out of 100
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73
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch Motorola Moto G56 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7060) that was released on May 29, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4 and came out 9 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 Motorola Moto G56 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.42 inch larger screen size
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
- Delivers 262% higher peak brightness (2869 against 792 nits)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1422K versus 693K)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Optical image stabilization
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 15
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- POLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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 | IPS LCD | POLED |
| Size | 6.72 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 392 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99% | 98.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 24 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | 1580:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Moto G56 5G
6.72″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.9 in2
Pixel 10a
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~13% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.75 mm (6.53 inches) | 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) |
| Width | 76.26 mm (3 inches) | 73 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.35 mm (0.33 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Gray, Blue, Purple | White, Black, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Excellent (4.02/5) | Good (3.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7060 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 2600 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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 | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 550 | Yes |
| Graphics | IMG BXM-8-256 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 153 | 10140 |
| Single-core score | 1037 | 1674 |
| Multi-core score | 2386 | 4114 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 280455 | 463927 |
| GPU | 54244 | 407873 |
| Memory | 140542 | 214572 |
| UX | 218737 | 336105 |
| Total score | 693978 | 1422477 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Motorola Moto G56 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-30 (pycoda) | AnTuTu 11 | 712174 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (Julio) | AnTuTu 11 | 707897 |
| 📘 2026-06-04 (Jão) | AnTuTu 11 | 686105 |
| 📘 2026-04-20 (HAJTOR) | AnTuTu 11 | 693978 |
| 📘 2026-04-19 (lucmsilva) | AnTuTu 11 | 644649 |
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 | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Hello UI | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 1 year | 7 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 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 (51% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:20 hr | 1:29 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 10:33 hr |
| Watching video | - | 23:15 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | - | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#104th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 118° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 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 | - | 150 |
| Zoom | - | 99 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 20 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | February 2026 |
| Release date | May 2025 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $499 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 33 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Moto G56 5G:
- There’s a model with two physical SIM slots (no eSIM), where the second slot is hybrid.
*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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