OnePlus 15 vs Google Pixel 10

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
VS
77 out of 100
Google Pixel 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 ) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
  • 2.6x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 1549K)
  • Shows 77% longer battery life (39:14 vs 22:10 hours)
  • Comes with 2330 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 4970 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Delivers 67% higher peak brightness (3398 against 2031 nits)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.48 inch larger screen size
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15 and Google Pixel 10 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
65.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 3 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 15
6.78″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Pixel 10
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 15 +67%
3398 nits
2031 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Purple Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.69/5) Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15 and Google Pixel 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4600 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 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 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15 and Google Pixel 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15 +56%
3607
2311
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15 +71%
10732
6277
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15 +97%
24461
12448
Compute Score (GPU) 24461 12448
Single-core score 3607 2311
Multi-core score 10732 6277
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15 +159%
4008294
1549798
CPU 1184036 734567
GPU 1490867 183228
Memory 402813 222379
UX 930578 409624
Total score 4008294 1549798
Samples [45 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
OnePlus 15 +167%
2699
1010
Stability 78% 97%
Graphics test 20 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 2699 1010
3DMark Solar Bay
12540
n/a
Graphics test 48 FPS -
Section 1 56 FPS -
Section 2 47 FPS -
Section 3 39 FPS -
Graphics score 12540 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
15658
15511
Web score 15531 15214
Video editing 6678 7103
Photo editing 26644 26830
Data manipulation 14971 15057
Writing score 20874 19911

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu3651261
📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu4057387
📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu3870500
📘 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu4470263
📘 2026-07-31 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu4177816
Google Pixel 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu1719659
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekBench GPU4116
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekBench CPU2311 / 6277

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 16 Stock Android
OS size 26 GB -
OS updates 4 years 7 years
Security updates 6 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7300 mAh 4970 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 15 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles 1100 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:32 hr 10:27 hr
Watching video 28:44 hr 16:52 hr
Gaming 10:01 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 139 hr 77 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 15 +77%
39:14 hr
22:10 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 Samsung GN8
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/3.1
Focal length 85 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV50D Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.612 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor Sony IMX709 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.22 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 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 6.0 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby 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
80.4 dB
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 August 2025
Release date October 2025 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $799
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- 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:
    - The 128GB version uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB version uses UFS 4.0.
*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 OnePlus 15 is definitely a better buy.

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52 (88.1%)
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