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Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) vs Google Pixel 10

85 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
VS
76 out of 100
Google Pixel 10
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
Google Pixel 10

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) (with Exynos 2600) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 7 months before. 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3161K versus 1549K)
  • Shows 14% longer battery life (25:13 vs 22:10 hours)
  • Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (2539 against 2019 nits)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 42% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3271 and 2311 points
  • The phone is 7 months newer
  • Weighs 37 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) 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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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 128 GB
47.6
(Average)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
vs
Pixel 10

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.3 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 411 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +26%
2539 nits
Pixel 10
2019 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 71.7 mm (2.82 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple Gray, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.01/5) Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance Excellent (A) · 270 drops Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +4%
90.9%
Pixel 10
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) and Google Pixel 10
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2600 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 3800 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 10 (1 + 3 + 6) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.75 GHz: C1-Pro
- 3 cores at 3.25 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 3.8 GHz: C1-Ultra		 - 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 16 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) AI engine with 32K MAC NPU Yes
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 960 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1792 768
GPU clock 980 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~7024.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) and Google Pixel 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +42%
3271
Pixel 10
2311
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +76%
11051
Pixel 10
6277
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +119%
27264
Pixel 10
12448
Compute Score (GPU) 27264 12448
Single-core score 3271 2311
Multi-core score 11051 6277
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +104%
3161830
Pixel 10
1549798
CPU 1060612 734567
GPU 1200578 183228
Memory 409429 222379
UX 491211 409624
Total score 3161830 1549798
Samples [15 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +208%
3109
Pixel 10
1010
Stability - 97%
Graphics test 23 FPS 7 FPS
Graphics score 3109 1010
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 45 FPS -
Section 1 51 FPS -
Section 2 44 FPS -
Section 3 39 FPS -
Graphics score 11935 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +32%
20423
Pixel 10
15511
Web score 21279 15214
Video editing 8171 7103
Photo editing 40764 26830
Data manipulation 16909 15057
Writing score 30248 19911
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-30 -> SerostAnTuTu 123359689
📘 2026-09-26 (gollim)AnTuTu 123269772
📘 2026-09-24 (Pires)AnTuTu 123302245
📘 2026-09-20 (Shaco)AnTuTu 123216468
📘 2026-09-06 (Artem)AnTuTu 113113554
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Google Pixel 10
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangAnTuTu 111719659
📘 2026-08-02 -> bangCPU Throttle74%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 GPU4116
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangCPU Throttle72%
📘 2026-07-31 -> bangGeekbench 6 CPU2311 / 6277
Add View all (10)

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 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 29.5 GB -
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4970 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (62% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:04 hr 1:38 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:34 hr 10:27 hr
Watching video 21:01 hr 16:52 hr
Gaming 06:20 hr 04:57 hr
Standby 97 hr 77 hr
General battery life
Galaxy S26 (Exynos) +14%
25:13 hr
Pixel 10
22:10 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6120 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS 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: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 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 (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/3.1
Focal length 67 mm 112 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron 0.32 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 150 -
Zoom 119 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 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 5.4 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No 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 Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced February 2026 August 2025
Release date March 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $799
SAR (head) 1.21 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.1 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- 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:
    - 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
26 (72.2%)
10 (27.8%)
Total votes: 36

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