OnePlus 10 Pro vs Google Pixel 6 Pro: what to expect - PhoneArena

OnePlus 10 Pro vs Google Pixel 6 Pro in a nutshell:

6.7″ screens, 120Hz Adaptive refresh rate
Faster Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip on OnePlus
No headphone jack or microSD cards on either one
OnePlus features a bigger battery
Pixel has longer zoom range
OnePlus expected to cost a bit more

Display and Design

Both look modern and trendy in their own way

These might just be two of the most distinct looking phones out there: the OnePlus with that large camera square overflowing into the frame of the phone, and then the Pixel with that Robocop-inspired horizontal camera bar.

Both are definitely big dogs, but the OnePlus is narrower, while the Pixel feels a bit bigger and less comfortable to grasp in one hand.

Neither phone features a headphone jack or a microSD card slot, a sign of the times surely.

With large 6.7-inch screens on both, you have plenty of screen real estate. Both are OLED panels with gorgeous colors and HDR support, and both support adaptive 120Hz refresh rate. We’ll be sharing more color on display quality after we get to test these screens, so stay tuned for that.

Both also feature a punch hole front camera, but interestingly, the Pixel does not support face recognition to unlock your phone, while you have that useful option on the OnePlus. However, the main biometrics on both come in the form of an optical in-screen fingerprint scanner. So far, this is one of the sore points with the Pixel which is a bit slow and not super accurate, and we’ll be looking to compare the two once we get to test the OnePlus.

Battery and Charging

Pixel battery problems might be its biggest flaw

The other key category has got to be battery life, and here there is no difference between the pair as both the Pixel and the OnePlus sport a 5,000mAh battery.

That said, battery life is definitely weird on the Pixel, many users report abysmal battery life to the tune of less than 3 hours of screen time. Google has promised to fix issues with software updates, but so far, this is not a completely solved issue.

We will be updating this article as soon as we run our independent battery tests.

One area where the OnePlus has a big advantage is charging. The 10 Pro features 80W fast charging and it is expected to have the charger in the box, while the Pixel only supports up to 30W wired charging and does not have a charging brick included. This is a big deal, the OnePlus seems able to top up in about half an hour, while it takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes on the Pixel.

Both also support wireless charging, but again, OnePlus offers 50W speeds with its own proprietary charger (this one you buy separately), while Google only supports up to 23W speeds.

Cameras

One tough battle

Both phones come with a triple camera setup, with a wide, ultra-wide and a zoom lens. The Pixel actually has the longer zoom range with a 4X periscope style camera compared to a regular-style 3X zoom camera on the OnePlus. Here is a look at the camera specs:

Camera Specs	Resolution	Sensor Size	Pixel Size	Lens
Main OnePlus	48MP	1/1.43″	1.12µm	23mm, f/1.8
Main Pixel	50MP	1/1.31″	1.12µm	26mm, f/1.9
Ultra OnePlus	50MP	1/1.56″	–	14mm, f/2.2
Ultra Pixel	12MP	–	–	18mm, f/2.2
Tele OnePlus	8MP	–	1µm	69mm (3X), f/2.4
Tele Pixel	48MP	1/2″	0.8µm	104mm (4X), f/3.5

The Pixel uses the larger sensor, but interestingly its ultra wide camera is actually not as “ultra” as you might expect with a narrower perspective (18mm vs 14mm on the OnePlus).

We are yet to take actual pictures with these two phones, so we cannot say much more at this point, but expect more detail in the near future, closer to the OnePlus launch date.

Performance and Storage differences

The newer OnePlus has the edge

The Pixel 6 Pro was not only a brand new design, it was the vessel for a brand new processor, the first mobile chip made by the company itself that goes by the name Google Tensor. It’s a solid first attempt, but not quite on par with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 inside the OnePlus 10 Pro that has faster performance in CPU and GPU benchmarks.

All of this gives the OnePlus a bit of an edge in terms of performance, at least in theory.

We will be running performance benchmarks and sharing the results in this section once we get a hold of the devices, so that’s coming up. Meanwhile, here are the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 benchmarks, in case you are curious.

On the network side, you have 5G connectivity on both phones.

Interestingly, the Pixel ships with 128GB of storage in the base model, or you can buy a 256GB version for $100 more, while the OnePlus is expected to have 256GB of storage in the base model. There is no microSD card support on either one, hardly a surprise considering the history of these two companies’ flagships.