Sony Xperia 10 V vs Google Pixel 7a

The Sony Xperia 10 V scores 5.6 in our rating, and the Google Pixel 7a scores 6.2. The Sony Xperia 10 V leads in battery, while the Google Pixel 7a is ahead in display, performance, camera and software support. The Sony Xperia 10 V is the newer phone, announced May 11, 2023.

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Sony Sony Xperia 10 V

5.6 Price TBA

Google Google Pixel 7a

6.2 From $499

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Key differences

Why choose the Sony Xperia 10 V

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,385 mAh
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP67
Newer model May 11, 2023 vs May 10, 2023
Lighter 159 g vs 193.5 g
Thinner 8.3 mm vs 9 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2520 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

Why choose the Google Pixel 7a

Higher refresh rate 90 Hz vs 60 Hz
Longer OS update support 5 years vs 2 years
Faster USB port USB-C 3.x vs USB-C 2.0
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 5
Longer security updates 5 years vs 3 years

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Overall 5.6 6.2

Display 6.8 7.3

Performance 3.7 5.5

Camera 6.2 6.4

Battery 4.4 4.0

Design 7.6 7.7

Software support 4.3 7.4

Value for money 6.0 est. 3.8

Display

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches

Type OLED, Triluminos Display for mobile OLED

Resolution 1080 × 2520 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 449 ppi 429 ppi

Refresh rate 60 Hz 90 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Chipset Snapdragon 695 Google Tensor G2

Process 6 nm 5 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.85 GHz

GPU Adreno 619 Mali-G710 MP7

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB 128 GB

Storage type — UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Main camera 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.0" 64 MP, f/1.89, 1/1.73"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 13 MP

Telephoto 8 MP, 2× optical —

Optical zoom 2× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video — 4K@60

Front camera 8 MP 13 MP

Front video — 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,385 mAh

Wired charging — 18 W

Wireless charging — 7.5 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Dimensions 155 × 68 × 8.3 mm 152 × 72.9 × 9 mm

Thickness 8.3 mm 9 mm

Weight 159 g 193.5 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Aluminum

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP67

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Black, White, Lavender, Sage Green Charcoal, Snow, Sea, Coral

Connectivity and features

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6E

Bluetooth 5.1 5.3

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

OS at launch Android 13 Android 13

OS updates 2 years 5 years

Security updates 3 years 5 years

Launch and price

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VGoogle Pixel 7a

Announced May 11, 2023 May 10, 2023

Released — May 10, 2023

Status Released Discontinued

US launch price — $499

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