Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Google Pixel 10a - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra vs Google Pixel 10a

75 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
VS
78 out 100
Google Pixel 10a
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
Google Pixel 10a

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.8 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Google Pixel 10a, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 500ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 10a
  • Lighter design: 183g vs 228g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Google Pixel 10a
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S22 Ultra
vs
Google Pixel 10a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED POLED
Size 6.8 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1440x3088 pixels 1080x2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.3:9 20:9
Pixel density 500 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 830 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1259 nits
Google Pixel 10a
2907 nits
sRGB gamut98.2 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 153.9 mm (6.06 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 228 g (8.04 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
89.8 %
Google Pixel 10a
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and Google Pixel 10a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 2200 Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Samsung Xclipse 920 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 768 896
GPU Frequency 1306 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 2006.2 GFLOPS 1684.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1710
Google Pixel 10a
1681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
3809
Google Pixel 10a
4079
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17101681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)38094079
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
1079257
Google Pixel 10a
910245
CPU315483205843
GPU346984338916
Memory183253213407
UX233537152079
NanoReview Score1079257910245
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
6875
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.7 °Cn/a
Stability64 %n/a
Graphics Test41 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6875n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
13071
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Writing score15799n/a
Web score11474n/a
Video editing7200n/a
Data manipulation11082n/a
NanoReview Score13071n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26.8 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 5.1 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 45 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:59 h 1:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
23:05
Google Pixel 10a
26:59
Web Browsing09:06 h10:33 h
Video Playback13:47 h23:15 h
Games05:57 h06:06 h
Standby Mode113 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 10x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM3Samsung GN8
Sensor size1/1.331/2 (0.5)
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/4.9n/a
Focal length230 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX574n/a
Sensor size1/3.52n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX563Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
137
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
140
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview73n/a
Zoom141n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 40 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 7864x5200 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.82 1/3.1 (0.32)
Pixel size 0.7 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
139
Google Pixel 10a
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
145
Google Pixel 10a
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 5.2 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		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
90.2 dB
Google Pixel 10a
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2022 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2022 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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