Joe Maring / Android Authority
The Google Pixel 10a is right around the corner. Pre-orders for Google’s next budget Pixel officially open on February 18, and if you’re in the market for an affordable Android handset, you might be tempted to buy a 10a next week.
However, I’m here to advise that you don’t.
While the Pixel 10a should be a perfectly fine Android phone, the truth is, you can currently buy a significantly better Pixel handset for not much more than what the Pixel 10a will cost you. Sound too good to be true? It isn’t.
Which would you choose: $499 Pixel 10a or $599 Pixel 10? 21 votes $499 Pixel 10a 24 % $599 Pixel 10 76 %
At $599, the Pixel 10 puts the Pixel 10a to shame
The other Pixel I’m talking about is the baseline Google Pixel 10. Originally released last August at a retail price of $799, the phone is currently on sale for just $599 — only the third time it’s been priced this low. Google has yet to confirm the Pixel 10a’s price, but rumors strongly suggest it’ll retain the same $499 price as the Pixel 9a.
Assuming that’s true (which it likely is), that means there’s only $100 separating the Pixel 10a and the Pixel 10 at its current sale price. While $100 isn’t a small amount of money, given the Pixel 10’s many upgrades over the Pixel 10a, it’s unquestionably worth the extra cost.
The Pixel 10 is unquestionably worth the extra cost.
One of the most prominent reasons for this is the performance. Multiple reports indicate that the Pixel 10a is powered by Google’s Tensor G4 chip — the same one found in last year’s Pixel 9a. The 10a is also expected to stick with the same paltry 8GB of RAM. Comparatively, the Pixel 10 features Google’s latest Tensor G5 chip and a much more reasonable 12GB of RAM.
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