Sony Xperia 10 IV vs Google Pixel 6
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out of 100
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72
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6-inch Sony Xperia 10 IV (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on May 11, 2022, against the Google Pixel 6, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 7 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Sony Xperia 10 IV
- Shows 65% longer battery life (49:38 vs 30:01 hours)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Comes with 386 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4614 mAh
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 11% higher pixel density (457 vs 411 PPI)
- Better grip in hands – the body is 7.8 mm narrower
- Weighs 46 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- The phone is 7-months newer
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (832K versus 420K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 21W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (849 against 683 nits)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2520 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 21:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 457 ppi | 411 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 700 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82% | 83.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.9% | 99.8% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 397 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 5 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153 mm (6.02 inches) | 158.6 mm (6.24 inches) |
| Width | 67 mm (2.64 inches) | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 161 g (5.68 oz) | 207 g (7.3 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Blue, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Google Tensor |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex A55 - 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex A76 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Mali-G78 MP20 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1280 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~486.4 GFLOPS | ~2170.9 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 134216 | 232971 |
| GPU | 88191 | 264190 |
| Memory | 88666 | 150880 |
| UX | 106907 | 181239 |
| Total score | 420031 | 832770 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 36.1 °C | 42.1 °C |
| Stability | - | 56% |
| Graphics test | - | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 6379 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 7569 |
| Video editing | - | 6393 |
| Photo editing | - | 17623 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10303 |
| Writing score | - | 15037 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS size | 23 GB | 17.6 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 4614 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (21 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (28% in 30 min) | Yes (41% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:53 hr |
| Web browsing | 16:06 hr | 08:58 hr |
| Watching video | 24:58 hr | 16:38 hr |
| Gaming | 07:06 hr | 05:24 hr |
| Standby | 160 hr | 92 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 114° |
| Lenses | 3 (12 MP + 8 MP + 8 MP) | 2 (50 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.8", Sony IMX486 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.2 micron - Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", SK Hi-847 (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
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| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 16 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.0", SK Hi-846 (CMOS) |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Sony Xperia 10 IV from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 6 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
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 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2022 | October 2021 |
| Release date | June 2022 | October 2021 |
| Sensors | - 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 |
*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 6 is definitely a better buy.
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