Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Pixel 10 or Galaxy A17: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Pixel 10 leads on battery life, the screen, the camera, speed, toughness and software updates, and is smaller. The Galaxy A17 is thinner and has the bigger screen. The Pixel 10 costs £363 more than the Samsung.
Comparing 2 phones
Pixel 10Overall score 85/100
Galaxy A17Overall score 61/100
What the extra money buys
The Pixel 10 costs £363 more than the Samsung.
You get: wireless charging, a brighter screen, a smoother screen and a zoom lens.
You give up: a bigger screen and a thinner body.
Worth it if you want wireless charging and a brighter screen. Keep the money if a bigger screen matters more to you.
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 is the only one that charges without a cable (15 W), so it can top up on a wireless pad.
Screen
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 has the brighter screen (3,000 nits vs 800 nits on the Samsung), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
It also has the smoother screen (120 Hz vs 90 Hz on the Samsung), so scrolling and animations look more fluid.
Camera
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 is the only one with a zoom lens (5x), so it can get closer to faraway subjects without cropping the photo.
Speed
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10's chip (Google Tensor G5) scores higher in benchmark tests than the one in the Samsung (Samsung Exynos 1330), so it should feel quicker in demanding apps and games.
It also has more memory (12GB vs 4GB on the Samsung), which helps it keep more apps open at once.
Toughness
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 has the better water and dust rating (IP69 vs IP54 on the Samsung), so it is rated to survive being dropped in water, not just splashes.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Pixel 10 is smaller overall (152.8 × 72 mm vs 164.4 × 77.9 mm on the Samsung), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Galaxy A17 has the bigger screen (6.7 inches vs 6.3 inches on the Pixel), which gives more room for videos, maps and reading.
Software updates
Best: Pixel 10The Pixel 10 promises more major Android upgrades (7 vs 6 on the Samsung), so it should get new Android versions for longer.
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Scores
| Score | Pixel 10 | Galaxy A17 |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 72 | 54 |
| Screen | 89 | 65 |
| Camera | 86 | 58 |
| Speed | 80 | 52 |
| Toughness | 96 | 65 |
| Connections and extras | 88 | 69 |
| Overall | 85 | 61 |
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
- LTPO OLEDSuper AMOLED
- Size
- 6.3 inches6.7 inches
- Resolution
- 1080×2424 pixels1080×2340 pixels
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz90 Hz
- PPI
- 422385
- Aspect ratio
- 20:919.5:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 86.1 %86 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen HDR10+ Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 3000 nits800 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs level 4Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Mohs level 5
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G5Samsung Exynos 1330
- Fabrication Technology
- 3 nm5 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 3780 MHz2.4 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 3.78 GHz – Cortex-X4 5x 3.05 GHz – Cortex-A725 2x 2.25 GHz – Cortex-A5202x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A78 6x 2 GHz – Cortex-A55
- Memory type
- LPDDR5XLPDDR5
- GPU
- IMG PowerVR DXT-48-1536ARM Mali-G68 MP2
- RAM
- 12GB4GB, 6GB, 8GB
- Expandable Storage
- N/AmicroSDXC
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava) , with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream) , with up to 6 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 48 MP50 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 24/30/60 fps 1080p @ 24/30/60/120/240 fps1080p @ 30 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDR, Gyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)Gyro-EIS
- Features
- PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
- Lenses
- 48 MP , ƒ /1.7, 25 mm ( Wide-angle ), 0.8 μm , 1/2.0" Sensor size Dual-Pixel PDAF Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 10. 8 MP , ƒ /3.1, 112 mm ( Telephoto ), x5 optical zoom, 1/3.2" Sensor size - Dual-Pixel PDAF - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 13 MP , ƒ /2.2, 120° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1/3.1" Sensor size - PDAF50 MP , ƒ /1.8 ( Wide-angle ), 0.64 μm , 1/2.76" Sensor size Autofocus (AF) - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) 5 MP , ƒ /2.2 ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/5.0" Sensor size 2 MP , ƒ /2.4 ( Macro )
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 10 MP13 MP
- Lenses
- 5 MP , ƒ /2.2, 20 mm , 95° ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.22 μm , 1/3.1" Sensor size - PDAF13 MP , ƒ /2.0 ( Wide-angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60 fps1080p @ 30 fps
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR) PanoramaN/A
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 20 August 2025Wednesday, 06 August 2025
- Released
- Thursday, 28 August 2025Thursday, 14 August 2025
Battery
- Capacity
- 4970 mAh5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-IonN/A
- Wired charging power
- 30W25W
- Wireless charging support
- Yesno
- Wireless charging power
- 15WN/A
- Features
- Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging,N/A
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- 16:11 hh:mm14:46 hh:mm
- Video watching
- 10:40 hh:mm10:19 hh:mm
- Playing games
- 10:13 hh:mm9:23 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 152.8 mm164.4 mm
- Width
- 72 mm77.9 mm
- Thickness
- 8.6 mm7.5 mm
- Weight
- 204 g192 g
- Resistance certificate
- IP68, IP69IP54
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust-protected and water-resistant (against water splashes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIMSingle SIM
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE (CA), HSPA5G, LTE, HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- N/A5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b13 (700), b14 (700), b17 (700), b18 (800), b19 (800), b20 (800), b21 (1500), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b29 (700), b30 (2300), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b39 (1900), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b42 (3500), b46 (5200), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b70 (2000), b71 (600 MHz)LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b17 (700), b20 (800), b28 (700), b38 (2600), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes ( Wi-Fi 6 )Yes ( Wi-Fi 5 )
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.3
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2,USB Type-C 2.0,
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSS
- Wi-Fi standards
- 802.11/a/b/g/n/ac/ax802.11/a/b/g/n/ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual-bandDual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Multimedia
- Audio type
- Stereo speakers,N/A