Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus vs Google Pixel 7 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9825) that was released on August 7, 2019, against the Google Pixel 7 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 38 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1000GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 23W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 16 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- Delivers 37% higher peak brightness (1090 against 798 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- 31% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (808K versus 618K)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 3-years and 2-months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Ready for eSIM technology
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3040 pixels | 1440 x 3120 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 495 ppi | 512 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92.39% | 88.7% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 95.4% | 97% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | 4 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.3 mm (6.39 inches) | 162.9 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 77.2 mm (3.04 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 212 g (7.48 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Red | White, Black, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9825 | Google Tensor G2 |
| Max clock | 2730 MHz | 2850 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: M4 |
- 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 |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP12 | Mali-G710 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 432 | 672 |
| GPU clock | 770 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~651.5 GFLOPS | ~1142.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 182103 | 236480 |
| GPU | 170400 | 191228 |
| Memory | 120562 | 166608 |
| UX | 143370 | 211508 |
| Total score | 618715 | 808269 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 38.8 °C | 44.9 °C |
| Stability | 97% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3377 | 6383 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 7253 | 9149 |
| Video editing | 5833 | 6747 |
| Photo editing | 19457 | 18579 |
| Data manipulation | 6782 | 10828 |
| Writing score | 10979 | 16191 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1000 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 4.0 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 31.6 GB | 14 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 23 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (65% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:49 hr |
| Web browsing | 07:37 hr | 09:10 hr |
| Watching video | 14:19 hr | 14:51 hr |
| Gaming | 04:43 hr | 04:48 hr |
| Standby | 97 hr | 76 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 126° |
| Lenses | 4 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 48 MP + 12 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - 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 |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung S5KGM1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3P9 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.25 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Depth lens | Yes | - |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 10 megapixels | 10.8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3648 x 2736 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Pixel size | 1.22 microns | 1.22 microns |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.65" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | Yes | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2019 | October 2022 |
| Release date | August 2019 | October 2022 |
| SAR (head) | 0.19 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.4 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Not included |
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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 7 Pro is definitely a better buy.