Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) vs Google Pixel 10
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3898K versus 1549K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 54% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3551 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
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 | 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 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
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, 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) Β· 270 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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 | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| 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
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 28096 | 12448 |
| Single-core score | 3551 | 2311 |
| Multi-core score | 10235 | 6277 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1173242 | 734567 |
| GPU | 1544662 | 183228 |
| Memory | 410536 | 222379 |
| UX | 770452 | 409624 |
| Total score | 3898892 | 1549798 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [6 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 97% |
| Graphics test | - | 7 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1010 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 15214 |
| Video editing | - | 7103 |
| Photo editing | - | 26830 |
| Data manipulation | - | 15057 |
| Writing score | - | 19911 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#35th place)
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 51% |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 22177 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3551 / 10235 |
| π 2026-08-12 (Fahad Nadeem) | AnTuTu 11 | 3898892 |
| π 2026-08-08 (Fahad Nadeem) | CPU Throttle | 80% |
Google Pixel 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-02 -> bang | AnTuTu 11 | 1719659 |
| π 2026-08-02 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 74% |
| π 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4116 |
| π 2026-07-31 -> bang | CPU Throttle | 72% |
| π 2026-07-31 -> bang | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2311 / 6277 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | 31.6 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 | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:38 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 10:27 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:52 hr |
| Gaming | - | 04:57 hr |
| Standby | - | 77 hr |
General battery life
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 | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| 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 |
| 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" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2.0" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.2" (β 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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" (β 0.39 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.4 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Samples | - | 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" (β 0.31 inch) | 1/2.65" (β 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 |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2026 | August 2025 |
| Release date | March 2026 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $799 |
| 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 (Snapdragon) is definitely a better buy.
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