Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Google Pixel 6a

61 out of 100

70 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus (with Exynos 9 Octa 9820) that was released on February 20, 2019, against the Google Pixel 6a, which is powered by Google Tensor and came out 39 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
Handles Qi/PMA wireless charging up to 15W
Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 512GB
Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Has 2 SIM card slots
22% higher pixel density (522 vs 429 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 6a

Shows 37% longer battery life (32:11 vs 23:31 hours)
42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (914K versus 644K)
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Comes with 310 mAh larger battery capacity: 4410 vs 4100 mAh
Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
Delivers 10% higher peak brightness (880 against 798 nits)
The phone is 3-years and 3-months newer
More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus and Google Pixel 6a crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	Super AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.4 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3040 pixels	1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio	19:9	20:9
PPI	522 ppi	429 ppi
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	1200 nits	500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	-	1100 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio	87.5%	83%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	96.5%	96.9%
PWM	235 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	4.8 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	157.6 mm (6.2 inches)	152.2 mm (5.99 inches)
Width	74.1 mm (2.92 inches)	71.8 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP67
Advanced cooling	Vapor chamber	-
Rear material	Glass	Plastic
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black, Blue, Green, Red	White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820	Google Tensor
Max clock	2730 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU cores	8 (2 + 2 + 4)	8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.31 GHz: Cortex-A75 - 2 cores at 2.73 GHz: Mongoose M4	- 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	8 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Mali-G76 MP12	Mali-G78 MP20
GPU shading units	432	1280
GPU clock	720 MHz	848 MHz
FLOPS	~607 GFLOPS	~2170.9 GFLOPS

CPU	144798	-
GPU	242166	-
Memory	125475	-
UX	129002	913000
Total score	644797	914585

Max surface temperature	42.5 °C	41.4 °C
Stability	82%	56%
Graphics test	19 FPS	37 FPS
Graphics score	3230	6194

Web score	6521	6177
Video editing	5799	5806
Photo editing	18486	17969
Data manipulation	6931	9425
Writing score	9827	15432

RAM size	8, 12 GB	6 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2133 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128, 1024 GB	128 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	MicroSD	No
Memory card max size	Up to 512 GB	-

Operating system	Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM	One UI 4.0	Stock Android
OS size	46.5 GB	14.3 GB

Capacity	4100 mAh	4410 mAh
Max charge power	15 W	18 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes, Qi/PMA (15 W)	No
Reverse charging	Yes, (wireless)	No
Fast charging	Yes, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)	Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time	1:40 hr	1:51 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	06:58 hr	10:54 hr
Watching video	12:01 hr	16:44 hr
Gaming	03:39 hr	06:05 hr
Standby	80 hr	91 hr

Main camera
Matrix	12 megapixels	12.2 megapixels
Image resolution	4000 x 3000	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Optical, 2x	Digital
Flash	Dual 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°	114°
Lenses	3 (12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)	2 (12.2 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.5 - 2.4 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Samsung SAK2L4 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 12.2 MP - Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.4 micron - Sensor: 1/2.55", Sony IMX363 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 52 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M3 (ISOCELL CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization	-
Ultra-wide lens	- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 12 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX386 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus from DxOMark	Photo samples of Google Pixel 6a from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	10 megapixels	8 megapixels
Image resolution	4320 x 2432	3840 x 2160
Aperture	f/1.9	f/2.0
Focal length	26 mm	24 mm
Pixel size	1.22 microns	1.12 microns
Sensor type	CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/2.65"	1/2.8"
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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, A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo	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 *	20	20
5G support	No	Yes

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	Yes	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	Yes

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	February 2019	May 2022
Release date	March 2019	June 2022
SAR (head)	0.516 W/kg	-
SAR (body)	1.582 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

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Google Pixel 6a

Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus vs Google Pixel 6a

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