Sony Xperia 10 VI vs Google Pixel 8a

The Sony Xperia 10 VI scores 5.7 in our rating, and the Google Pixel 8a scores 6.5. The Sony Xperia 10 VI leads in battery, while the Google Pixel 8a is ahead in display, performance, camera, design and software support. The Sony Xperia 10 VI is the newer phone, announced May 15, 2024.

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Sony Sony Xperia 10 VI

5.7 Price TBA

Google Google Pixel 8a

6.5 From $499

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Key differences

Why choose the Sony Xperia 10 VI

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,492 mAh
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP67
Newer model May 15, 2024 vs May 7, 2024
Lighter 164 g vs 189 g
Thinner 8.3 mm vs 8.9 mm
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2520 px vs 1080 × 2400 px

Why choose the Google Pixel 8a

Higher refresh rate 120 Hz vs 60 Hz
Longer OS update support 7 years vs 3 years
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 128 GB
Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30
Faster USB port USB-C 3.x vs USB-C 2.0
Newer Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6E vs Wi-Fi 5

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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 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Overall 5.7 6.5

Display 6.8 7.8

Performance 4.1 5.3

Camera 5.7 6.4

Battery 4.7 4.3

Design 7.5 7.8

Software support 5.7 9.2

Value for money 6.0 est. 4.0

Display

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Size 6.1 inches 6.1 inches

Type OLED OLED, Actua

Resolution 1080 × 2520 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 449 ppi 430 ppi

Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No —

Peak brightness — 2,000 nits

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Google Tensor G3

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.2 GHz 2.91 GHz

GPU Adreno 710 Mali-G715

Geekbench 6 single-core — 1,270

Geekbench 6 multi-core — 3,360

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB

Storage 128 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type — UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

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

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@60

Front camera 8 MP 13 MP

Front video — 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,492 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 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Dimensions 155 × 68 × 8.3 mm 152.1 × 72.7 × 8.9 mm

Thickness 8.3 mm 8.9 mm

Weight 164 g 189 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Aluminum

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP67

Fingerprint Side-mounted —

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Black, Blue, White Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Connectivity and features

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

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

Bluetooth 5.2 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 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

OS updates 3 years 7 years

Security updates 4 years 7 years

Launch and price

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIGoogle Pixel 8a

Announced May 15, 2024 May 7, 2024

Released — May 14, 2024

Status Released Discontinued

US launch price — $499

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