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Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) vs Google Pixel 10 Pro

88 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
VS
80 out of 100
Google Pixel 10 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
Google Pixel 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on February 25, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 6 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
  • 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3811K versus 1536K)
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 59% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3634 and 2285 points
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Weighs 17 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) and Google Pixel 10 Pro 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
16 / 128 GB
39.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 516 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1500 nits 3300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2600 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Armor 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.7% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.1%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 10 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 158.4 mm (6.24 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Purple White, Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) and Google Pixel 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G5
Max clock 4740 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) and Google Pixel 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 27258 12809
Single-core score 3634 2285
Multi-core score 11036 6201
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 1126364 723048
GPU 1506051 180786
Memory 430002 253221
UX 748714 378987
Total score 3811131 1536042
Samples [2 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1012
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17364
Video editing - 7207
Photo editing - 24668
Data manipulation - 13902
Writing score - 20520
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-25 (Ahmed)AnTuTu 113643182
📘 2026-06-13 (Sparky)Geekbench 6 GPU29139
📘 2026-06-03 (Krish)Geekbench 6 GPU25262
📘 2026-06-03 (Krish)Geekbench 6 CPU3634 / 11036
📘 2026-06-03 (Krish)AnTuTu 113811131
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Google Pixel 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 -> PixeluserAnTuTu 111536042
📘 2026-07-11 (anglezz)AnTuTu 111631729
📘 2025-09-26 (Sherik)AnTuTu 111467600
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 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 30.8 GB 24 GB
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 4900 mAh 4870 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (25 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (69% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 1:40 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:03 hr
Watching video - 17:16 hr
Gaming - 04:52 hr
Standby - 78 hr
General battery life
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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 Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS 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 120° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 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/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGNG Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 10 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length 69 mm 113 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LD Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX564 Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1.4 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 23 mm 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.64 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 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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 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) $1099 $999
SAR (head) 0.78 W/kg -
SAR (body) 1.22 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 Pro:
    - 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (Snapdragon) is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 10

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ComputerNerd July 31, 2026 at 04:08 PM
Outside of CPU/GPU/battery life, the Google Pixel 10 Pro wins here. - Far better photos, day & night. - Similar video recording quality (4k 60hz). -Quicker software and security updates, especially security updates. - Less bloatware.
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