Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Google Pixel 10

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Google Pixel 10 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S26 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,249, while Google Pixel 10 scores 6,325, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better performer.

Display: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 offer the same screen size of 6.3 inches, but Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Google Pixel 10's OLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 10 offers 48 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S26 offers a higher front camera resolution with 12 MP, while Google Pixel 10 offers 10.5 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S26 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Google Pixel 10 delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy S26 delivers 11h 22m, making Google Pixel 10 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 10 is rated 8.2.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Google Pixel 10 has a rating of 4.5.

Samsung Galaxy S26

₹76,999

@ Amazon

Google Pixel 10

₹61,990

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

11 Mar, 2026

28 Aug, 2025

06 May, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965	Google Tensor G5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.78 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	OLED	AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	10.8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	10.5 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4300 mAh	4970 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	30W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Slim and easy-to-carry design
Bright and vibrant flat display
Smooth and responsive performance
Long-term software support

Bright AMOLED display
Clean & feature-rich OS
Decent cameras
Magnetic wireless charging

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Slower charging than rivals
Battery life could be better

Limited storage option
Battery life could have been better
Images lack details

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.7/5

(224 ratings)

4.5/5

(2,764 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

3,113,347 AnTuTu Score	1,450,416 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
11h 22m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹76,999

@ Amazon

₹61,990

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Feb 25, 2026

(Official)

Aug 28, 2025

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

7 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965

Google Tensor G5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

3.78 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.05 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 2.25 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

PowerVR DXT-48-1536

Adreno 829

RAM

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,113,347

1,450,416

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

9.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

6,665

3,101

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.6 %

16.1 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

3000 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

422 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.64 %

87.1 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.9 %

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

152.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.7 mm

72 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

8.6 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

167 grams

204 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 1µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 82° field-of-view25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size S5KGN8 Flicker Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

10.8 MP
f/3.1 Telephoto Camera112 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Laser Detection Autofocus Quad Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

10.5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh

4970 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging v2.0 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 30W Fast Charging 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

11h 22m

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 12m 0s

1h 31m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

N/A

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)