Earlier this week Google unveiled the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. Google’s new smartphones offer iterative but significant upgrades over their predecessors and are already available for purchase. The Google Pixel 7 Pro will be powered by the new Google Pixel Tensor, which will provide even more powerful graphics and computing power to let you play all your favorite games. The device will also have a powerful new camera setup and will be available in Obsidian, Hazel and Snow colors. OnePlus 10 Pro features a 6.7-inch QHD+ display that uses a second-generation LTPO panel.
It is also equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and aims to offer a unique photo experience with a 150-degree Ultrawide camera and implementations from the second year of partnership with Hasselblad. If you are looking for a flagship Android device with a clean, no-frills interface, chances are the two phones that will appear on your buying radar will be the just-released Google Pixel 7 and the OnePlus 10 Pro, released earlier this year.
Google pixel 7 pro vs. Oneplus 10 pro
Design
Starting the Pixel 7 Pro and OnePlus 10 Pro comparison from the design, you will notice that Google’s new smartphone features a similar body to last year’s Pixel 6 Pro. It still features a huge camera visor that runs horizontally across the glass back of the device. The main difference is that the camera housing is made of metal and the device now features Gorilla Glass Victus protection on both the front and back.
The company has also abandoned the two-tone design in favor of a single-tone glass back and contrasting anodized aluminum used for the frame and around the camera lenses. The new design matches the color of the camera bumper with the frame of the device, providing a seamless look that, in my opinion, looks great. Color options for the Pixel 7 Pro include Obsidian, Snow and Hazel.
Meanwhile, the OnePlus 10 Pro resembles Samsung’s flagships in design. The company has created a camera array that blends with the metal frame on the side of the smartphone. As for the structure of the OnePlus 10 Pro, the company chose Gorilla Glass Victus on the front. However, Gorilla Glass 5 remains on the back. The two smartphones are almost similar in terms of size, but it is worth noting that the OnePlus 10 Pro is a bit thinner than the Pixel 7 Pro. In addition, the OnePlus 10 Pro weighs about 10 grams less than Google’s flagship smartphone, despite having a similar 6.7-inch display.
Display
In terms of display, the OnePlus 10 Pro has a distinct advantage over the Pixel 7. It has a larger 6.7-inch curved fluid AMOLED display with quad-HD resolution (3,126×1,440 pixels) and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The Pixel 7, on the other hand, has a 6.3-inch AMOLED display with Full HD resolution (2,400×1,080 pixels) and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. The Pixel 7’s display is good, but the OnePlus 10 Pro has a distinct advantage.
Performance
The Google Pixel 7 Pro features the company’s new Tensor G2 chipset. While the chipset’s CPU architecture is unchanged from the previous generation, the chipset comes with an improved GPU and TPU, enabling even better ML and AI capabilities. Google says the new Tensor G2 chipset offers even more useful and personalized features for photos, videos, calls, security and voice recognition.
The OnePlus 10 Pro features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. Although not as powerful as the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 in the OnePlus 10T, the chipset is still one of the best in terms of performance. The OnePlus 10 Pro also features a five-layer 3D passive cooling system to keep the engine cool.
Taking a look at the storage options, the Pixel 7 Pro comes with up to 512 GB of on-board storage, while the OnePlus 10 Pro is offered with up to 256 GB of storage. Both smartphones offer up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM. However, if you are looking for quick software updates, opt for the Pixel 7 Pro, as Google’s smartphones receive updates faster than other Android OEM smartphones.
Camera
Based on reputation alone, there should have been a massacre. After all, the Pixel range is known for its photographic capabilities, while OnePlus is still believed to be learning the art of producing phones with great cameras. To be fair, if this comparison had been made with the launch version of the OnePlus 10 Pro, the Pixel 7 would have won by a mile. However, a series of updates has improved the camera performance of the OnePlus 10 Pro to the point where we can say that the Never Settling phone is able to outperform the Pixel 7 in the field of photography.
The OnePlus 10 Pro’s triple camera on the back includes a 48-megapixel main sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS), an 8-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor, which on paper outperforms the 50-megapixel main sensor with OIS and the Pixel 7’s 12-megapixel ultrawide duo. The OnePlus 10 Pro also boasts a 32-megapixel selfie shot, which appears to be far superior to the Pixel 7’s 10.8-megapixel one.
Software
Sure, both phones have clean Android software and run Android 13 (the OnePlus 10 Pro was just updated), but the Pixel 7 is frankly on another level. Not only is the Pixel 7 guaranteed to receive Android and security updates much sooner than any other Android device, but it also comes with a number of special features such as live captions, audio transcription, and a host of AI tools. The OnePlus 10 Pro, to its credit, has clean, bloatware-free software, but it cannot compete with the Pixel in this area. Actually, no other clean Android phone can.
Battery
Finally, regarding the battery, both smartphones are equipped with a large 5,000 mAh battery. It is possible that the Pixel 7 Pro’s battery is better than that of the OnePlus 10 Pro, thanks to the optimizations of the Tensor G2 chip, but it is still too early to tell and we will have to conduct further tests. However, the 5,000 mAh batteries of both smartphones should be enough for a normal day of use. Charging speed, however, is another story: it is almost impossible to compete with OnePlus in this field. The OnePlus 10 Pro features SuperVOOC wired fast charging of 65W in North America and 80W in other regions. The company claims that the OnePlus 10 Pro can go from 0 to 100% in just 34 minutes.
The OnePlus 10 Pro also features 50W AIRVOOC wireless charging. On the other hand, the Google Pixel 7 Pro only supports a maximum of 30W wired charging and 23W wireless charging. Fortunately, both smartphones have reverse wireless charging, whereby Qi-compatible accessories can be charged simply by placing them on the back of the devices.
Final Words
The battle between the two phones is very close, and contrary to what many believe, it is not decided by cameras: the Pixel 7 has superb cameras, but the OnePlus is also no less in this area and brings some aces, such as much better gaming and fantastically fast charging (complete with charger). If you prefer a device with powerful hardware, the OnePlus 10 Pro wins because of its vastly superior display, processor and battery charging speed.
