Google Pixel 10A vs POCO X8 Power 5G

Comparing the Google Pixel 10A vs POCO X8 Power 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Google Pixel 10A runs at a higher processing speed of 3.1 GHz, while POCO X8 Power 5G runs at 2.6 GHz, making Google Pixel 10A the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Google Pixel 10A offers 6.3 inches, making POCO X8 Power 5G the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Power 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Google Pixel 10A's P-OLED, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Google Pixel 10A offers 48 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: POCO X8 Power 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Google Pixel 10A offers 13 MP, making POCO X8 Power 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Power 5G delivers longer battery life with 20h 45m, while Google Pixel 10A delivers 13h 54m, making POCO X8 Power 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Google Pixel 10A offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while POCO X8 Power 5G offers 128 GB, making Google Pixel 10A the better option for storage.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Power 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Google Pixel 10A is rated 7.9.

Google Pixel 10A

₹52,000

@ Amazon

POCO X8 Power 5G

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

06 Mar, 2026

11 Sep, 2026

18 Sep, 2026

Performance


Google Tensor G4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5	Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 3.1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
P-OLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2424 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	N/A	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


13 MP	32 MP	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5100 mAh	10000 mAh	4900 mAh
45W Fast Charging	100W Hyper Charging	45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

7.9/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Pros

Compact design, improved durability
Decent battery life
7 years of software updates

Around 2 days of battery
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Excellent build quality
Reliable performance

Large and smooth display
Slim and lightweight build
Long-term software support
Impressive dual speakers

Cons

Same Tensor G4 chip as Pixel 9a
Limited AI features
Slow charging speed

Lots of pre-installed apps
Ultrawide camera needs improvement
Slightly bulky

Battery life could be better
Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.5/5

(3,160 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,400,792 AnTuTu Score	984,877 AnTuTu Score	2,471,984 AnTuTu Score
13h 54m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 16m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹52,000

@ Amazon

₹35,999

@ Flipkart

₹79,999

@ Samsung Shop

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General

Launch Date

Feb 18, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

7 Year

4 Year

7 Year

Security Updates

7 Year

6 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Google Tensor G4

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955

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Processor

Octa core

3.1 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 2.6 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.92 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G715 MP7

Adreno

Galileo

RAM

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

1,400,792

984,877

2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

8.0 s

26.0 s

16.0 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.

N/A

1,217

5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

P-OLED

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.736 inches (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1080x2424 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

3500 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2000 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

240 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

422 ppi

447 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.29 %

89.32 %

89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

89.5 %

89.69 %

Design

Height

153.9 mm

163.44 mm

161.6 mm

Width

73 mm

78.27 mm

76.9 mm

Thickness

9 mm

8.65 mm

7.4 mm

Weight

183 grams

229 grams

193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

Back: Polycarbonate

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.725 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

N/A

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom

20 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5100 mAh

10000 mAh

4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 45W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes

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.

13h 54m

20h 45m

10h 16m

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

1h 26m

1h 19m 35s

1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB

128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N19 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1500(band 21) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)