OnePlus 10 Pro vs Google Pixel 8a

63 out of 100
OnePlus 10 Pro
VS
66 out of 100
Google Pixel 8a

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch OnePlus 10 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1) that was released on January 11, 2022, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 2 years and 4 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 18W)
  • Shows 7% longer battery life (21:03 vs 19:43 hours)
  • Thinner bezels – 8.6% more screen real estate
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • 22% higher pixel density (525 vs 430 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
  • Delivers 95% higher peak brightness (1506 against 774 nits)
  • Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 14
  • 18% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1433K versus 1217K)
  • The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • 15% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1491 and 1300 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 10 Pro and Google Pixel 8a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 11% Yes
No, we don't think this update is worth it.
Moving from OnePlus 10 Pro to Google Pixel 8a will likely not feel like a meaningful upgrade.
Main improvements: camera, gaming, and performance.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3216 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 525 ppi 430 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1300 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch sampling rate 1000 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 81.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.3% 99.1%
PWM 342 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 11 ms 2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
10 Pro
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 8a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
774 nits
Pixel 8a +95%
1506 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 163 mm (6.42 inches) 152.1 mm (5.99 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) 72.7 mm (2.86 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 200.5 g (7.07 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof - IP67
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green White, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.52/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
10 Pro +11%
89.9%
81.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 10 Pro and Google Pixel 8a
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Google Tensor G3
Max clock 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 6 MB -
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Immortalis-G715s MC10
GPU shading units 1024 896
GPU clock 818 MHz 890 MHz
FLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS ~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 10 Pro and Google Pixel 8a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1300
Pixel 8a +15%
1491
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3445
Pixel 8a +4%
3584
Compute Score (GPU)
n/a
8490
Compute Score (GPU) - 8490
Single-core score 1300 1491
Multi-core score 3445 3584
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1217154
Pixel 8a +18%
1433693
CPU 450257 546093
GPU 223494 391230
Memory 216467 195569
UX 326936 300801
Total score 1217154 1433693
Samples [3 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
n/a
990
Stability - 67%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 990
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
2570
n/a
Stability 63% -
Graphics test 15 FPS -
Graphics score 2570 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
11392
n/a
Web score 10315 -
Video editing 5919 -
Photo editing 23257 -
Data manipulation 8724 -
Writing score 15818 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-24 -> Huiplet11AnTuTu 121501761
📘 2026-09-24 (Huiplet11)AnTuTu 121501761
📘 2026-09-22 -> Vidor312AnTuTu 121279540
📘 2026-03-02 (Vladislav)AnTuTu 111217154
📘 2025-11-23 (naytman)AnTuTu 111031622
Google Pixel 8a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-12-28 (adismsha)AnTuTu 111471866
📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseGeekbench 6 GPU8490
📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseGeekbench 6 CPU1491 / 3584
📘 2025-12-22 -> jpara_diseAnTuTu 111397797
📘 2025-12-17 (jpara_dise)AnTuTu 111397797

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM OxygenOS 14 Stock Android
OS size 32 GB 18.4 GB
OS updates 3 years 7 years
Security updates 4 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4492 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 18 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) No
Fast charging Yes (98% in 30 min) Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:32 hr 2:09 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:41 hr 08:15 hr
Watching video 12:41 hr 13:00 hr
Gaming 04:53 hr 04:54 hr
Standby 108 hr 86 hr
General battery life
10 Pro +7%
21:03 hr
19:43 hr

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 64 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 9000 x 7000
Zoom Optical, 3.3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 24FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 150° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX789 Sony IMX787
Sensor size 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) 1/1.73" (≈ 0.58 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Focal length 77 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV08A10 -
Sensor size 1/4.4" (≈ 0.23 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Optical -
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 14 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX712
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
124
Pixel 8a +14%
141
Video quality
119
Pixel 8a +8%
128
Generic main camera score
122
Pixel 8a +11%
136
Bokeh 65 60
Preview 68 71
Zoom 105 126
Samples Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 4032 x 3024
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Sony IMX615 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus No -
Stabilization Digital -
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
88.1 dB
Pixel 8a +1%
89.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced January 2022 May 2024
Release date January 2022 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $499
Successor - OnePlus 15 - Google Pixel 10a
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 8a. But if the battery life and sound are more of a priority – go for the OnePlus 10 Pro.

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