Product
Samsung Galaxy Note10
Samsung Galaxy Note10
Google Pixel 9a
Google Pixel 9a
Battery
Charging 25W wired, PD3.0 12W wireless (Qi) 4.5W reverse wireless 23W wired, PD3.0 7.5W wireless Bypass charging
Type Li-Ion 3500 mAh, non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), aluminum frame, plastic back
Dimensions 151 x 71.8 x 7.9 mm (5.94 x 2.83 x 0.31 in) 154.7 x 73.3 x 8.9 mm (6.09 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 186 g (6.56 oz)
  IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 42ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Radio FM radio (USA & Canada only) No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 USB Type-C 3.2
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual/tri-band (market/region dependent)
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution 1080 x 2280 pixels, 19:9 ratio (~401 ppi density) 1080 x 2424 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~422 ppi density)
Size 6.3 inches, 98.6 cm2 (~90.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.3 inches, 94.7 cm2 (~83.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Dynamic AMOLED, HDR10+ P-OLED, HDR, 120Hz, 1800 nits (HBM), 2700 nits (peak)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
  Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+ Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2019, August 07 2025, March 19
Status Available. Released 2019, August 23 Available. Released 2025, April 10
Main Camera
Dual - 48 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Features LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED flash, Pixel Shift, Ultra HDR, panorama, Best Take
Triple 12 MP, f/1.5-2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.1, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm, Super Steady video -
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Memory
Card slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 3.0 UFS 3.1
Misc
Colors Aura Glow, Aura White, Aura Black, Aura Pink, Aura Red Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony
Models SM-N970F, SM-N970U, SM-N970U1, SM-N9700, SM-N970W, SM-N9700, SM-N970N, SM-N970X GXQ96, GTF7P, G3Y12
SAR 0.85 W/kg (head)     1.08 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU 0.21 W/kg (head)     1.52 W/kg (body)     0.99 W/kg (head)     1.39 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - Global, LATAM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66, 75 - International
5G bands - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (7CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 - Canada 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 - USA
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -92.8dB / Crosstalk -94.0dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 92h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 789 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -26.2 LUFS (Good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 344442 (v7), 452400 (v8) GeekBench: 10353 (v4.4), 2241 (v5.1) GFXBench: 28fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Exynos 9825 (7 nm) - EMEA/LATAMQualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) - USA/China Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.73 GHz Mongoose M4 & 2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A75 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA/LATAMOcta-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485) - USA/China Octa-core (1x3.1 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA/LATAMAdreno 640 - USA/China Mali-G715 MP7
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 12, One UI 4 Android 15, up to 7 major Android upgrades
Selfie camera
Features HDR HDR, panorama
Single 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 13 MP, f/2.2, 20mm (ultrawide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack No No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
  32-bit/384kHz audio Tuned by AKG -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:42h
Loudspeaker - -27.2 LUFS (Good)