Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Google Pixel Tablet
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE (with Exynos 1580) that was released on April 2, 2025, against the Google Pixel Tablet, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 2 years 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 Tab S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate β 90 Hz
- Shows 20% longer battery life (24:49 vs 20:42 hours)
- Comes with 980 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7020 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 15W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (612 against 506 nits)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel Tablet
- 11% higher pixel density (276 vs 249 PPI)
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 | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 10.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 276 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 79.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | 94.9% |
| PWM | Not detected | 1108 Hz |
| Response time | 32 ms | 26 ms |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | 1022:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 258 mm (10.16 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 169 mm (6.65 inches) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 inches) | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 493 g (17.39 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 436 cm2 (67.6 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.82/5) | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (86th and 113th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (65th and 88th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78 - 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 448 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 848 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~759.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7019 | 4741 |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 1425 |
| Multi-core score | 3877 | 3633 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 491848 | 407685 |
| GPU | 298745 | 277802 |
| Memory | 187448 | 174019 |
| UX | 262140 | 299415 |
| Total score | 1240181 | 1158921 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [31 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 94% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | 5 FPS |
| Graphics score | 657 | 723 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12301 | 7172 |
| Video editing | 7055 | 5860 |
| Photo editing | 22426 | 19954 |
| Data manipulation | 10830 | 9994 |
| Writing score | 15855 | 14930 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Google Pixel Tablet
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 29.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 7020 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:50 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | 08:17 hr |
| Watching video | 14:58 hr | 11:22 hr |
| Gaming | 06:44 hr | 05:19 hr |
| Standby | 118 hr | 105 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | May 2023 |
| Release date | April 2025 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| SAR (body) | 0.92 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE is definitely a better buy.
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