Head to head
SamsungGalaxy S26vsGooglePixel 10
- Released
- 2026-03-06endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £879Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S26 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2025-08-28endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
1 win for Galaxy S261 win for Pixel 103 differences you won’t notice
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Dimensions
149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mmOfficial
152.8 x 72.0 x 8.6 mmOfficial
Weight
167gOfficial
204gOfficial
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame3rd party
Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cover glass, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 polished back, satin finish spacecraft-grade aluminium frameOfficial
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) — international3rd party
Dual SIM (single nano-SIM and eSIM) — ROWOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP68Official
IP68Official
Display
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Display type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz adaptive, Vision boosterOfficial
Super Actua OLED, Smooth Display 60–120 Hz, HDROfficial
Display size
6.3inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
1080 x 23403rd party
1080 x 2424Official
Pixel density
411ppi3rd party
422ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
2600nits3rd party
3000nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
No verified data
2000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 23rd party
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2Official
Platform
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Operating system
Android 16, One UI 8.5Official
Android 16Official
Chipset
Exynos 2600Official
Google Tensor G5Official
CPU
10-core (1x3.80GHz C1-Ultra, 3x3.25GHz C1-Pro, 6x2.75GHz C1-Pro)3rd party
Octa-core (1x3.78 GHz Cortex-X4 & 5x3.05 GHz Cortex-A725 & 2x2.25 GHz Cortex-A520)3rd party
GPU
Xclipse 9603rd party
PowerVR DXT-48-15363rd party
Memory
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Storage (base)
256GBOfficial
128GBOfficial
Storage options
256GB/512GBOfficial
128GB/256GBOfficial
RAM
12GBOfficial
12GBOfficial
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Main camera
50MP Wide f/1.8 with 2x optical-quality zoom; 10MP Telephoto 3x optical zoom f/2.4; 12MP Ultra-Wide f/2.2; 12MP front f/2.2Official
48MP Quad PD wide f/1.70; 13MP Quad PD ultrawide f/2.2 FOV 120°; 10.8MP Dual PD 5x telephoto f/3.1 OIS; 10.5MP dual PD selfie f/2.2Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.8Official
f/1.70Official
Main sensor size
1/1.56"3rd party
1/2"Official
Telephoto
10MP Telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.4Official
10.8MP Dual PD telephoto, 5x optical zoom, f/3.1, OISOfficial
Ultrawide
12MP Ultra-Wide, f/2.2Official
13MP Quad PD Ultrawide, f/2.2, FOV 120°Official
Front camera
12MP front, f/2.2Official
10.5MP dual PD selfie with auto-focus, f/2.2Official
Video capture
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, HDR10+3rd party
4K@24/30/60fps, 10-bit HDROfficial
Battery
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Battery capacity
4300mAhOfficial
4970mAhOfficial
Battery per charge
51hOfficial
49.38hOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Battery lifespan
1200cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
25WOfficial
30WOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Wireless charging
15W3rd party
15WOfficial
Connectivity
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7Official
Wi-Fi 6EOfficial
Bluetooth
5.4Official
6Official
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG3rd party
USB Type-C 3.2Official
NFC
Yes3rd party
YesOfficial
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS3rd party
GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, QZSS, NavICOfficial
Misc
Samsung Galaxy S26Google Pixel 10
Colours
Cobalt Violet, White, Black, Sky Blue, Pink Gold, Silver ShadowOfficial
Indigo, Frost, Lemongrass, ObsidianOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
1.21W/kg3rd party
0.99W/kgOfficial
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
BOfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.