Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
iPhone 17e or Pixel 10a: which should you buy?
The short answer
The iPhone 17e leads on speed and is thinner. The Pixel 10a leads on the screen and the camera, and has the bigger screen. The iPhone 17e costs £300 more than the Pixel.
Comparing 2 phones
iPhone 17eOverall score 77/100
Pixel 10aOverall score 78/100
What the extra money buys
The iPhone 17e costs £300 more than the Pixel.
You get: faster wireless charging, a faster chip and a thinner body.
You give up: a bigger battery, faster charging by cable, a brighter screen and an ultra-wide camera.
Worth it if you want faster wireless charging and a faster chip. Keep the money if a bigger battery matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Depends on youThe Pixel 10a has the bigger battery (5,100 mAh vs 4,005 mAh on the iPhone), which may help it last longer between charges.
The iPhone 17e charges faster without a cable (15 W vs 10 W on the Pixel), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
Best: Pixel 10aThe Pixel 10a has the brighter screen (3,000 nits vs 1,200 nits on the iPhone), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
Camera
Best: Pixel 10aThe Pixel 10a is the only one with an ultra-wide camera, so it fits more into group shots and landscapes.
Speed
Best: iPhone 17eThe iPhone 17e's chip (Apple A19) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel (Google Tensor G4), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Pixel 10a has the bigger screen (6.3 inches vs 6.1 inches on the iPhone), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
The iPhone 17e is thinner (7.8 mm vs 9 mm on the Pixel), so it feels slimmer in the hand.
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Scores
| Score | iPhone 17e | Pixel 10a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 57 | 65 |
| Screen | 71 | 84 |
| Camera | 68 | 73 |
| Speed | 91 | 72 |
| Toughness | 95 | 85 |
| Connections and extras | 77 | 91 |
| Overall | 77 | 78 |
How these scores are made: Each score is calculated from the maker's published specs and benchmark results, using one fixed formula for every phone. We have not tested these phones in the hand. How we score phones
Specs side by side
Display
- Type
- Super Retina XDR OLEDP-OLED
- Size
- 6.16.3
- Resolution
- 1170 × 25321080 × 2424
- Refresh rate
- N/A120
- PPI
- 460422
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:920:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- ≈ 8684.3
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen, HDR, Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 12003000
- Screen protection
- Anti-reflective coating, Ceramic Shield 2 Glass, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Apple A19Google Tensor G4
- CPU cores
- 68
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 4.26 GHz3.1 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 2x 4.26 GHz – Performance cores, 4x 2.60 GHz – Efficiency cores1x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- Apple A19 GPU (5 cores)ARM Mali-G715 MC7 @940 MHz
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB
- Storage Type
- NVMeUFS 3.1
Software
- Operating System
- iOS 26.3, Upgradable to iOS 26.5Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 48 MP48
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p @ 25/30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- 3D (spatial) audio, Dolby Vision HDR, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Stereo Sound RecGyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaBest Take, Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR
- Lenses
- 48 MP, ƒ/1.6, 26 mm (Wide angle), 0.7 μm, 1/2.55" Sensor size - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF48 MP, ƒ/1.7, 25 mm ( Wide angle ), 0.8 μm, 1/2.0" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 120° ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Flash
- Dual-LED dual-tone flashDual LED flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 12 MP13
- Lenses
- Single camera: 12 MP, ƒ/1.9, 23 mm (Wide angle), 1.0 μm, 1/3.6" Sensor size13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 20 mm ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p @ 25/30/60/120 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30 fps
- Video Features
- 3D (spatial) audio, Dolby Vision HDR, Stereo Sound RecN/A
- Features
- Dolby Vision HDR, High Dynamic Range (HDR)High Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
General
- Announced
- Monday, 02 March 2026Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- Released
- Wednesday, 11 March 2026Thursday, 05 March 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 40055100
- Type
- Li-IonLi-Poly
- Wired charging power
- 15 W30 W
- Wireless charging power
- 15 W10 W
- Features
- MagSafe wireless charging, Qi2 wireless charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)Bypass charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)
Design
- Height
- 146.7153.9
- Width
- 71.573
- Thickness
- 7.89
- Weight
- 169183
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 6m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM), Dual SIM (eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
- Network_4G bands
- b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b32, b34, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b48, b53, b66, b71b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b7, b8, b12, b13, b14, b17, b18, b19, b20, b21, b25, b26, b28, b29, b30, b32, b38, b39, b40, b41, b42, b48, b66, b71
Connectivity
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v5.3Yes, v6.0
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C 3.2
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual-band, Mobile HotspotDual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region