Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Pixel 10 Pro or Pixel 9 Pro: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Pixel 10 Pro leads on speed. The Pixel 9 Pro leads on battery life. We have no current UK price for the Pixel 9 Pro.
Comparing 2 phones
Pixel 10 ProOverall score 88/100
Pixel 9 ProOverall score 84/100
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Pixel 9 ProThe Pixel 9 Pro charges faster without a cable (21 W vs 15 W on the Pixel 10 Pro), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar peak brightness (3,300 nits and 3,000 nits), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Speed
Best: Pixel 10 ProThe Pixel 10 Pro's chip (Google Tensor G5) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Pixel 9 Pro (Google Tensor G4), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have similar weights (207 g and 199 g), close enough not to matter much day to day.
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Scores
| Score | Pixel 10 Pro | Pixel 9 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 71 | 62 |
| Screen | 93 | 92 |
| Camera | 95 | 95 |
| Speed | 80 | 72 |
| Toughness | 92 | 92 |
| Connections and extras | 95 | 91 |
| Overall | 88 | 84 |
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
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch displayAlways-On Display Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch screen
- Max rated brightness
- 3300 nits3000 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G5Google Tensor G4
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 3780 MHz3.1 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A5201x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR DXT-48-1536ARM Mali-G715 MC7 @940 MHz
- Storage Type
- UFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 14 (Upside Down Cake), Upgradable to Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream), with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Lenses
- 50 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.2 μm , 1/1.31" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP , ƒ /2.8, 113 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/2.55" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/2.55" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF50 MP, ƒ/1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 1.2 μm, 1/1.31" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP, ƒ/2.8, 113 mm ( Periscope telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/2.55" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 48 MP, ƒ/1.7, 123° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/2.55" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF
Selfie camera
- Lenses
- 42 MP , ƒ /2.2, 17 mm ( Ultra-Wide angle ) - PDAF42 MP, ƒ/2.2, 17 mm ( Ultra-Wide angle ) - PDAF
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR)Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 20 August 2025Tuesday, 13 August 2024
- Released
- Thursday, 28 August 2025Monday, 09 September 2024
Battery
- Capacity
- 4870 mAh4700 mAh
- Wired charging power
- 30W27W
- Wireless charging power
- 15W21W
- Features
- Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging,Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging,
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 16:34 hh:mm17:00 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 10:03 hh:mm10:11 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 10:25 hh:mm7:21 hh:mm
Design
- Weight
- 207 g199 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water-resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n46 (5200), n48 (3500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)5G: n1 (2100), n2 (1900), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n14 (700), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n26 (850), n28 (700), n29 (700), n30 (2300), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (2100), n70 (2000), n71 (600), n75 (1500), n76 (1500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n258 (26000), n260 (39000), n261 (28000 MHz)
Connectivity
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.3
- USB connectivity
- USB charging, USB Mass Storage device (UMS)USB charging, USB Mass storage device
- Wi-Fi features
- Tri-bandMIMO, Tri-band