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Samsung Galaxy A26 5G vs Google Pixel 7

55 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
VS
62 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
Google Pixel 7

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Samsung Galaxy A26 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 2, 2025, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 2 years and 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Has a 0.4 inch larger screen size
  • Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • The phone is 2 years and 5 months newer
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1203K versus 768K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 20W
  • Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (973 against 777 nits)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Google Pixel 7 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
101.7
(Excellent)
Value Index
159.2
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Galaxy A26 5G
vs
Pixel 7

Display

Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 385 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 800 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1400 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 86.7% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.5%
PWM 240 Hz 360 Hz
Response time 2 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy A26 5G
6.7″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.1 in2
Pixel 7
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy A26 5G
777 nits
Pixel 7 +25%
973 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 155.6 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 inches) 73.2 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) 8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 200 g (7.05 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Pink White, Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3.22/5) -
Drop resistance Very good (B) · 269 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy A26 5G +3%
86.7%
Pixel 7
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Google Pixel 7
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 Google Tensor G2
Max clock 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Next-gen Tensor Processing Unit
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G710 MC10
GPU shading units 160 448
GPU clock 949 MHz 848 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~759.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A26 5G and Google Pixel 7
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Galaxy A26 5G
1015
Pixel 7 +44%
1462
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy A26 5G
2899
Pixel 7 +34%
3871
Compute Score (GPU)
Galaxy A26 5G
3046
Pixel 7 +21%
3696
Compute Score (GPU) 3046 3696
Single-core score 1015 1462
Multi-core score 2899 3871
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy A26 5G
768287
Pixel 7 +57%
1203381
CPU 320350 420771
GPU 83203 289075
Memory 129434 204670
UX 230611 288865
Total score 768287 1203381
Samples [27 tests] [24 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Galaxy A26 5G
274
Pixel 7 +157%
703
Stability 98% 77%
Graphics test 2 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 274 703
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 75%
Graphics test - 11 FPS
Graphics score - 1841
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Galaxy A26 5G +20%
13227
Pixel 7
10994
Web score 11515 7923
Video editing 7315 6434
Photo editing 24850 18842
Data manipulation 10288 11061
Writing score 17482 15053
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-07 (bes)AnTuTu 12872304
📘 2026-10-04 (Subzero)AnTuTu 12919003
📘 2026-10-03 (twisee)AnTuTu 11793564
📘 2026-09-29 (Saveloy)AnTuTu 12717743
📘 2026-09-26 (maks🇰🇿)AnTuTu 12871135
Add View all (36)
Google Pixel 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 -> putkin_prosrochka59AnTuTu 121477460
📘 2026-07-20 -> Dnhlst244.AnTuTu 111258304
📘 2026-07-14 (Ndraa)AnTuTu 111259081
📘 2026-07-11 (zeesun)AnTuTu 111232487
📘 2026-07-08 (Олах #teamPixel)AnTuTu 111184600
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM One UI 8.5 Stock Android
OS size 21.7 GB 14 GB
OS updates 6 years 5 years
Security updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 4355 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (51% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:40 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:42 hr 07:58 hr
Watching video 12:14 hr 13:42 hr
Gaming 05:11 hr 05:14 hr
Standby 100 hr 82 hr
General battery life
Galaxy A26 5G
19:28 hr
Pixel 7
19:30 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 27 mm 25 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 Samsung GN1
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor Samsung S5K4HA Sony IMX381
Sensor size 1/4" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.25 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Sensor size 1/5" (≈ 0.2 inch) -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 70
Preview - 72
Zoom - 106
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 10.8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Hynix Hi-1339 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 134
Video - 144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio - No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy A26 5G +4%
92.1 dB
Pixel 7
88.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced March 2025 October 2022
Release date March 2025 October 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $190 $599
Successor - - Google Pixel 10
SAR (head) 0.41 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.96 W/kg -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.

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