Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10a - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Google Pixel 10a

87 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S25
VS
78 out 100
Google Pixel 10a
Samsung Galaxy S25
Google Pixel 10a

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25
  • Lighter design: 162g vs 183g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 10a
  • Larger display: 6.3in
  • Higher pixel density: 422ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5100mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S25 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:
Samsung Galaxy S25
vs
Google Pixel 10a

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED POLED
Size 6.2 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2600 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.1 % 85.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy S25
1406 nits
Google Pixel 10a
2907 nits
sRGB gamut97.4 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S25]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 146.9 mm (5.78 in) 153.9 mm (6.06 in)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 162 g (5.71 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.1 %
Google Pixel 10a
85.3 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10a In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Google Tensor G4
Max Frequency 4470 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G715 MP7
GPU Cores 1536 896
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 940 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1684.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
3075
Google Pixel 10a
1681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S25
9822
Google Pixel 10a
4079
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30751681
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)98224079
Geekbench Compute (GPU)26264n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S25]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S25
2382973
Google Pixel 10a
910245
CPU580139205843
GPU961299338916
Memory478741213407
UX362794152079
NanoReview Score2382973910245

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 30.1 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 7.0 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5100 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (56% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:17 h 1:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy S25
24:10
Google Pixel 10a
26:59
Web Browsing09:09 h10:33 h
Video Playback17:15 h23:15 h
Games05:32 h06:06 h
Standby Mode108 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 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
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal length24 mm25 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Samsung GN8
Sensor size1/1.561/2 (0.5)
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length67 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1n/a
Sensor size1/3.94n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/2.551/3.06 (0.33)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/3.1 (0.32)
Pixel size 1.12 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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 5.4 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
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900GSM/EDGE: Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900)UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B41/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy S25
91.7 dB
Google Pixel 10a
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2025 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 799 499
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

Note

Samsung Galaxy S25:

Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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