Phone comparison · UK prices · October 2026
Galaxy A57 or Pixel 10a: which should you buy?
The short answer
The Galaxy A57 is thinner and has the bigger screen. The Pixel 10a leads on the screen and software updates, and is smaller. We have no current UK price for the Galaxy A57.
Comparing 2 phones
Galaxy A57Overall score 77/100
Pixel 10aOverall score 78/100
Differences in daily life
Battery and charging
Depends on youThe Galaxy A57 charges faster by cable (45 W vs 30 W on the Pixel), so it tops up quicker with a compatible charger.
The Pixel 10a is the only one that charges without a cable (10 W), so it can top up on a wireless pad.
Screen
Best: Pixel 10aThe Pixel 10a has the brighter screen (3,000 nits vs 1,900 nits on the Samsung), so it is easier to read in strong sunlight.
Camera
EvenBoth have similar main-camera resolution (50 MP and 48 MP) and similar selfie cameras (12 MP and 13 MP), close enough not to matter much day to day.
Speed
EvenBoth have similar benchmark results, close enough not to matter much day to day.
Size and weight
Depends on youThe Pixel 10a is smaller overall (153.9 × 73 mm vs 161.5 × 76.8 mm on the Samsung), so it is easier to reach across with one hand.
The Galaxy A57 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 10aThe Pixel 10a 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 | Galaxy A57 | Pixel 10a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | 62 | 65 |
| Screen | 82 | 84 |
| Camera | 73 | 73 |
| Speed | 72 | 72 |
| Toughness | 89 | 85 |
| Connections and extras | 83 | 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 AMOLED PlusP-OLED
- Size
- 6.7 inches6.3 inches
- Resolution
- 1080 × 2340 pixels1080 × 2424 pixels
- PPI
- 385422
- Aspect ratio
- 19.5:920:9
- Screen-to-body ratio
- 88.8 %84.3 %
- Display features
- Capacitive Touchscreen, HDR10+, Multi-touch displayCapacitive Touchscreen, HDR, Multi-touch display
- Max rated brightness
- 1900 nits3000 nits
- Screen protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+, Mohs level 5Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 4
Core Specifications
- Chipset
- Samsung Exynos 1680Google Tensor G4
- Fabrication Technology
- 4 nm4 nm
- CPU max frequency
- 2.9 GHz3.1 GHz
- Microarchitecture
- 1x 2.9 GHz - Cortex-A720 4x 2.6 GHz - Cortex-A720 3x 1.95 Ghz Cortex-A5201x 3.1 GHz – Cortex-X4 3x 2.6 GHz – Cortex-A720 4x 1.92 GHz – Cortex-A520
- Memory type
- LPDDR5LPDDR5X
- GPU
- Xclipse 550ARM Mali-G715 MC7 @940 MHz
- RAM
- 8GB, 12GB8GB
- Storage
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB128GB, 256GB
Software
- Operating System
- Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 6 major Android upgrades, Samsung One UI 8.5Android 16 (Baklava), with up to 7 major Android upgrades
Main Camera
- Matrix
- 50 MP48 MP
- Video Resolution
- 2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30/60 fps, 1080p @ 30/60/120/240 fps
- Video Features
- Gyro-EISGyro-EIS, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS)
- Features
- Best Face, High Dynamic Range (HDR), PanoramaBest Take, Panorama, Pixel Shift, Ultra-HDR
- Lenses
- 50 MP, ƒ/1.8 ( Wide angle ), 1.0 μm, 1/1.56" Sensor size, - Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) - PDAF 12 MP, ƒ/2.2, 13 mm ( Ultra-wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.06" Sensor size 5 MP, ƒ/2.4 ( Macro )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 size
- Flash
- LED flashDual LED flash
Selfie camera
- Matrix
- 12 MP13 MP
- Lenses
- 12 MP, ƒ/2.2 ( Wide angle ), 1.12 μm, 1/3.2" 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 @ 30/60 fps2160p @ 30 fps, 1080p @ 30 fps
- Video Features
- 10-bit HDRN/A
- Features
- N/AHigh Dynamic Range (HDR), Panorama
General
- Announced
- Wednesday, 25 March 2026Wednesday, 18 February 2026
- Released
- Thursday, 09 April 2026Thursday, 05 March 2026
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh5100 mAh
- Type
- Li-ionLi-Poly
- Wired charging power
- 45 W30 W
- Wireless charging support
- NoYes
- Wireless charging power
- N/A10 W
- Features
- N/ABypass charging, Wired charging from 0-50% in 30 minutes (as advertised)
Design
- Height
- 161.5 mm153.9 mm
- Width
- 76.8 mm73 mm
- Thickness
- 6.9 mm9 mm
- Weight
- 179 g183 g
- Resistance cert. meaning
- Dust-tight and water-resistant (submersible up to 1.5m for 30 minutes)Dust and water resistance (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Network
- SIM cards
- Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM + eSIM)
- Network_5G bands
- 5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28 (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (2100), n77 (3700), n78 (3500 MHz)n1, 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
- LTE: b1 (2100), b2 (1900), b3 (1800), b4 (1700), b5 (850), b7 (2600), b8 (900), b12 (700), b17 (700), b20 (800), b25 (1900), b26 (850), b28 (700), b32 (1500), b38 (2600), b40 (2300), b41 (2500), b66 (1700 MHz)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, b71
Connectivity
- USB ports
- USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-GoUSB Type-C 3.2
- GPS features
- BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS, QZSSBDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS (L1 & L5), NavIC, QZSS
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region, Wi-Fi DirectDual-band or Tri-band: Varies by market or region