Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs Google Pixel 10a

The Sony Xperia 10 VIII scores 6.5 in our rating, and the Google Pixel 10a scores 7.1. The Google Pixel 10a leads in performance, battery, design and software support. The Sony Xperia 10 VIII is the newer phone, announced Aug 25, 2026.

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Sony Sony Xperia 10 VIII

6.5 Price TBA

Google Google Pixel 10a

7.1 From $499

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Key differences

Why choose the Sony Xperia 10 VIII

Newer model Aug 25, 2026 vs Feb 18, 2026
Lighter 168 g vs 183 g
Thinner 8.3 mm vs 9 mm
3.5 mm headphone jack
microSD card slot

Why choose the Google Pixel 10a

Bigger battery 5,100 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Bigger screen 6.3 inches vs 6.1 inches
Longer OS update support 7 years vs 4 years
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB vs 128 GB
Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30
Higher screen resolution 1080 × 2424 px vs 1080 × 2340 px

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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 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Overall 6.5 7.1

Display 8.2 8.0

Performance 4.6 6.0

Camera 6.2 6.2

Battery 4.7 5.5

Design 7.7 8.0

Software support 7.4 9.2

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.0

Display

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Size 6.1 inches 6.3 inches

Type OLED OLED, Actua

Resolution 1080 × 2340 px 1080 × 2424 px

Pixel density 422 ppi 422 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness — 3,000 nits

Protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Google Tensor G4

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 3.1 GHz

GPU Adreno 710 Mali-G715 MP7

RAM 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 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.56" 48 MP, f/1.7, 1/2"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 13 MP 13 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@60

Front camera 8 MP 13 MP

Front video 1080p@30 4K@30

Battery and charging

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,100 mAh

Wired charging — 30 W

Wireless charging — 10 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Dimensions 153 × 72 × 8.3 mm 153.9 × 73 × 9 mm

Thickness 8.3 mm 9 mm

Weight 168 g 183 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Aluminum

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP68

Fingerprint Side-mounted Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Nano-SIM + eSIM Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Frozen White, Frosted Gray, Misty Lilac Lavender, Berry, Fog, Obsidian

Connectivity and features

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

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

Bluetooth 5.4 6.0

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 3.x

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✓ Yes ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✓ Yes

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

OS updates 4 years 7 years

Security updates 6 years 7 years

Launch and price

Spec Sony Xperia 10 VIIIGoogle Pixel 10a

Announced Aug 25, 2026 Feb 18, 2026

Released — Mar 5, 2026

Status Released Released

US launch price — $499

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