Google Pixel 10a vs Samsung Galaxy A56
Product
Price
449 USD
449 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Google Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
GE1GQ, GV0BP, G4H7L
SM-A566V, SM-A566B, SM-A566B/DS, SM-A566E, SM-A566E/DS, SM-A5660
Launch Date
2026, February 18
2025, January 03
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 71 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - GV0BP, G4H7L
LTE
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GE1GQ
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - GV0BP
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - G4H7L
SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Dimensions
153.9 x 73 x 9 mm (6.06 x 2.87 x 0.35 in)
Weight
183 g (6.46 oz)
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, plastic back
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)
Colors
Obsidian, Fog, Berry, Lavender
Black; other colors
Type
P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 2000 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM)
Size
6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2
Resolution
1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
OS
Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Android 15, One UI 7
Chipset
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Exynos 1580 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
Octa-core (1x2.91 GHz & 3x2.6 GHz & 4x1.95 GHz)
GPU
Mali-G715 MP7
Xclipse 540
RAM
8GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/256GB
256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
12 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm
Features
Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
12 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Capacity
Li-Po 5100mAh
Li-Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
30W wired, PD3.0, 50% in 30 min
10W wireless
Bypass charging
45W wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Satellite SOS support
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Circle to Search
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Yes
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Performance
AnTuTu: 1269880 (v10), 1523637 (v11)
GeekBench: 4545 (v6)
3DMark: 2683 (Wild Life Extreme)
Display
2169 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker
-26.8 LUFS (Good)
Battery life
Active use score 15:13h