Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Pixel 10a or Pixel 9a: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Pixel 10a leads on battery life. The Pixel 9a doesn't pull clearly ahead on anything we compare. We have no current UK price for the Pixel 9a.
Comparing 2 phones
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Best: Pixel 10aThe Pixel 10a charges faster without a cable (10 W vs 8 W on the Pixel 9a), so cable-free top-ups are quicker.
Screen
EvenBoth have similar peak brightness (3,000 nits and 2,700 nits), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Size and weight
EvenBoth have a similar size (153.9 × 73 mm and 154.7 × 73.3 mm) and a similar thickness (9 mm and 8.9 mm), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Still can't decide?
Your pick
Pixel 10a
It's a close call between the Pixel 10a and the Pixel 9a: either suits your answers.
- Faster wireless charging (10 W vs 8 W on the Pixel 9a)
What you give up: Nothing that shows up in the specs we compare.
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Scores
| Score | Pixel 10a | Pixel 9a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 65 | 62 |
| Screen | 84 | 83 |
| Camera | 73 | 73 |
| Speed | 72 | 72 |
| Toughness | 85 | 77 |
| Connections and extras | 91 | 88 |
| Overall | 78 | 76 |
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
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2424 pixels1080×2424 pixels
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 84.3 %83.5 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen HDR Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 3000 nits2700 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Fabrication Technology
- 4 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
- Expandable Storage
- NoN/A
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 7 major Android upgradesAndroid 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream) , with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Features
- Best Take, Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDRPanorama
- 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) 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 120° ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size48 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
Selfie camera
- Lenses
- 13 MP, ƒ/2.2, 20 mm ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.1" Sensor size13 MP , ƒ /2.2, 20 mm ( Ultra-Wide angle ), 1.12 μm , 1/3.1" Sensor size
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30 fps2160p @ 30 fps 1080p @ 30 fps
- Video Features
- N/AN/A
- Features
- High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaHigh Dynamic Range (HDR) Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 18 February 2026Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Released
- Thursday, 05 March 2026Thursday, 10 April 2025
Battery
- Wired charging power
- 30 W23W
- Wireless charging power
- 10 W7.5W
- Fast charging support
- Yesno
- Features
- Bypass charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)N/A
Battery Life Test
- Browsing
- N/A16:36 hh:mm
- Video watching
- N/A10:44 hh:mm
- Playing games
- N/A10:17 hh:mm
Design
- Height
- 153.9 mm154.7 mm
- Width
- 73 mm73.3 mm
- Thickness
- 9 mm8.9 mm
- Weight
- 183 g186 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust and water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 min)Dust and water-resistant (withstands high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)Dual SIM
- Network Type support
- 5G, LTE, HSPA5G, LTE (CA), HSPA
- Network_5G bands
- n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n795G: 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), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700 MHz)
- Network_4G bands
- b1, 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, b71LTE: 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), b48 (3800), b66 (1700), b71 (600 MHz)
- Network_3G bands
- HSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 MHzHSPA: 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 MHz
Connectivity
- WiFi support
- Yes (Wi-Fi 6)Yes ( Wi-Fi 6 )
- Bluetooth support
- Yes, v6.0Yes, v5.3
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 3.2USB Type-C 3.2,
Multimedia
- Audio type
- Stereo speakersStereo speakers,