Galaxy A57 vs Pixel 10a camera: 6 real photos side by side

Real photos, side by side, so you can see the difference.

By howtosimply staff · Photos taken 24 October 2026

Galaxy A57

Pixel 10a

Photo 1 of 6Fountain and pond · main camera

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Quick take

In our daylight photos the Galaxy A57 was lighter and flatter, with blue-grey leaves, while the Pixel 10a had more contrast, a deeper blue sky and greener foliage. Both saved 12 MP files and both made their 2x photo as a digital zoom.

What the photo files show

	Samsung Galaxy A57	Google Pixel 10a
Saved file at 1x	4000 × 3000 (12 MP)	4000 × 3000 (12 MP)
Main lens (35 mm equivalent)	23 mm	24 mm
2x photo	46 mm equivalent, digital zoom 2x, 4000 × 3000 (12 MP)	24 mm equivalent, digital zoom 2x, 4000 × 3000 (12 MP)
Software in the files	A576BXXU6BZIE	HDR+ 1.0.809520727zd

How these were taken

24 October 2026, Palmengarten, Frankfurt am Main, sunny with clouds, between 14:28 and 15:27. Each scene was shot with all 11 of our test phones within a few minutes, each on the same tripod, each on its default auto camera settings. The main camera at 1x, the roses at 2x. Location data removed, people blurred, no other edits. How we test · Compare these two in the Camera Lab

What this comparison does not show

Night, indoor and portrait photos: not shot yet.
Ultra-wide and telephoto lenses beyond 2x, and video.
Other light: this is one sunny afternoon. Colours can change in cloud or at dusk.
Other copies of the same phone: we have one of each.

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