Samsung Galaxy Note10 vs Google Pixel 7a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 07, 2019	May 10, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$950	$499 | €509

Design

Dimensions
5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm	6.00 x 2.87 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 152.4 x 72.9 x 9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aura glow, Aura white, Aura black	Charcoal, Snow, Sea, and Coral

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 91.34% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 80.86% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, HDR	OLED, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 6	Corning Gorilla Glass

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1277 (Average)
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G2 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2x2.85GHz Cortex-X1 2x2.35G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x1.80​GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640	Mali-G710 MP7
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.0)	8GB/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (15, 14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1437
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3461
3D Mark High
Untested	1631
3D Mark Low
Untested	1095

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Battery

Type
3500 mAh, Li - Ion	4385 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 12.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 43min

Video

7h 45min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 4min

Browsing

15h 27min

Video

9h 7min

Gaming

5h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.1 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

133

Overall

140

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 25, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jul 22, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMN970U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.30 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg Phablet: 3.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9825 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Jul 16, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMN970F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.27 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.85 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg Phablet: 2.38 W/kg

for Verizon and Xfinity Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1

for AT&T

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

for US Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

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