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These are the types of improvements Google has made to the Pixel 10a. The pOLED display is almost identical, except it can now reach 3,000 nits of peak brightness versus the 9a’s 2,700 nits. The glass covering the screen uses Corning’s Gorilla Glass 7i instead of the old Gorilla Glass 3, for better scratch resistance.
Battery capacity remains 5,100 mAh, but Google has increased charging speeds to 30W when plugged in, and 10W for wireless charging. Google has skipped the magnetic Pixelsnap Qi2 charging herea feature that the company debuted The flagship Pixel 10 series. Apple is expected to launch its mid-range phone in a few weeks – the iPhone 17e – and rumors suggest it will support MagSafe/Qi2, Unlike iPhone 16ewhich gives it an advantage over the Google phone, even if its price is higher.
Speaking of the battery, Google says it’s using a newer “pull jacket” mechanism to more easily remove the adhesive on the battery, a system it uses It was introduced in the Pixel 10 series. Like the Pixel 9a, this phone also has a mandatory feature Battery health utility Which lowers the maximum voltage the battery can reach after a certain number of charging cycles to increase battery life. Google developed this system after finding overheating issues in previous Pixel A series models.
While the Pixel 10a still only supports Wi-Fi 6E Like its predecessor, rather than the newer one WiFi standard 7Google has added a new modem to support it SOS Satelliteallowing the phone to contact emergency services if there is no Wi-Fi or cellular signal.
Google says the Pixel 10a is made with “the most recycled materials of any Pixel A series to date,” including the use of recycled cobalt, copper, gold, and tungsten for the first time. (Apple used these recycled materials For several years already.) The aluminum frame is 100 percent recycled, and the back is made of 81 percent recycled plastic.
This relates to hardware changes. The phone comes in new colors — Obsidian, Fog, Lavender, and Berry — the latter of which refers to the Berry color in the new Nest products Google introduced in late 2025.
Software upgrade
Google knows that the Pixel 10a upgrades are thin, which is why it’s offering some Pixel 10 software features like Camera trainer and best auto capture. The company isn’t porting these capabilities to the Pixel 9a even though the two smartphones share the same Tensor G4 chip and 8GB of RAM — at least for now. Google often keeps some software features for a few months on its new devices, then ports them back to older Pixel devices via Pixel Drop software updates. However, Google has not confirmed whether this is actually the case.