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By Alexander Maxham
March 11, 2025

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This is the Google Pixel 10, which is expected to launch in August 2025.

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That camera bump :vomit:

Also, body design looks like straight up modern iPhone. Like they didn't even try to make it subtly different. Makes me wonder if these renders are actually fake.

Like if I prompted Stable Diffusion to generate a Pixel phone that looks like a modern iPhone, this is probably what it would spit out.

And pink wasn't even the first thing I criticized!
 
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Looks pretty similar to the Pixel 9 series and I'm fine with that.

What's actually exciting is this is the first Pixel to use an inhouse SOC designed by Google and fabbed by TSMC. Pixel 6 - 9 were all rebadged Samsung Exynos (fabbed by Samsung), plagued by issues like: poor thermals/performance/battery life, random scrolling jank, and subpar modem. They improved slightly with every generation, but severely lack compared to flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon / Mediatek Dimensity phones in almost all areas except camera and maybe AI features?

Here are some other relevant leaks:
Tensor G5: Google Pixel 10 series chipset said to be yet another underwhelming performer. I didn't expect them to have great performance on their first SOC design, but TSMC 3nm "should vastly improve efficiency and sustained performance" so that's nice. But really Google- no UFS 4.0 support???

Pixel 10 reportedly using MediaTek modem as Google strives for better battery & heat. Not much is known about the Mediatek T900, but I expect it should be significantly better than the Samsung modems. Will it compete with the Snapdragon X80 or X75? Guess we'll find out.
 
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Yikes, looks like the Pixel 9 Pro did a copy and paste. I do wish it included IR face unlock again similar to what the Pixel 4 had.
 
Absalom said:
That camera bump :vomit:

Also, body design looks like straight up modern iPhone. Like they didn't even try to make it subtly different. Makes me wonder if these renders are actually fake.

Like if I prompted Stable Diffusion to generate a Pixel phone that looks like a modern iPhone, this is probably what it would spit out.

And pink wasn't even the first thing I criticized!
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This is basically the same as the Pixel 9 series, and that's a good thing.

I have a Pixel 9. It feels well-built; I like the camera bar in part because you can use it to rest your finger (if you don't have a case that hides the bump, at least).

The main difference: Google might include a telephoto camera with the base model rather than pushing users toward the Pro. That'd be great, as many people want zoom; it'd just be a question of the difference between this and the Pro models.

Also, on the color front: I hope it's not that pale pink, but rather the peony from the Pixel 9... no lie, that was probably the best color in last year's lineup. The Pro models were very timid by comparison.
 
As a 9 Pro XL and 9 Pro Fold owner, I can attest that the modem and wifi performance of that series is unlike previous Tensor lines. Hopefully the 10 will stay on that trend.
 
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I've been using an iPhone 15 Pro (from work) for close to a year. It's gone better than expected, but I'm ready to return to Android. Ordered a Samsung S25 Ultra just to give it a try, but I'll get the Pixel 10 XL when it's released in August.
 
I'm very satisfied with my Pixel 9 Pro XL, the new Pixel 10 looks like a side-grade, same size, same design, same screen tech, etc...I was super pumped for TSMC processor tech in the Pixel 10 Pro series, originally rumored to be on par with Apple's A-Series, but I haven't heard amazing things yet.

I just mostly want better efficiency and battery life on par with an iPhone Pro Max or Galaxy Ultra, and performance on par with a S25 Ultra. Will this be the case with the Pixel 10 Pro?
 
Did some searching on the new TSMC processor in the Pixel 10 line

Well this sucks, so the Pixel 10 Pro will just be a bit better than the Pixel 9 Pro? And will share the same design, the same size, the same screen, etc...at this point then there's basically zero reason to "upgrade" from the P9 to the P10. Phones today have become "appliances" do you upgrade to a new refrigerator or dishwasher every year? Uh no, and now phones are the same, I don't buy a new microwave each year, and there's no point getting a new phone annually if it's basically the same as last years, and the most important factor being the OS, and software which really matter and both phones have the same software.

Rant over :)
 
Why are you people expecting huge gains between 1 generation of phones.
 
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vegeta535 said:
Why arw you people expecting huge gains between 1 generation of phones.
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Well for the Pixel 10 line specifically people have been creaming their pants for two or three years when Google announced they created a partnership with TMSC to produce the hardware for the pixel 10.

Everyone said finally get rid of that crappy Samsung processor tensor garbage and we'll have something on par with Apple or the best of Snapdragon.

But now early word is the move to TSMC is not what everyone thought a couple years ago The phone just looks to be marginally better than the Pixel 9 but not the big leap forward people first thought.
 
Zorachus said:
Well for the Pixel 10 line specifically people have been creaming their pants for two or three years when Google announced they created a partnership with TMSC to produce the hardware for the pixel 10.

Everyone said finally get rid of that crappy Samsung processor tensor garbage and we'll have something on par with Apple or the best of Snapdragon.

But now early word is the move to TSMC is not what everyone thought a couple years ago The phone just looks to be marginally better than the Pixel 9 but not the big leap forward people first thought.
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I'd like to see production Pixel 10 performance, but the specs rumored so far wouldn't be such a bad thing. A telephoto cam on the regular model? Qi2 built in (i.e. not just with a case)? Larger batteries? Great. And while Samsung's new foldables are hot, most of the S25 series is highly iterative. This is a year when Google can afford to focus less on speed and more on a complete package.

My theory is that Google couldn't just move to TSMC and overhaul Tensor in one fell swoop — it had to first move to the new process. Major architecture changes might come with Tensor G6.
 
After several months with an iPhone 16 Pro, I've gotten comfortable using a smaller phone. I'll go with the P10 Pro for my return to Android. The announcement date is August 20 so there ain't much longer to wait.
 
Mad Maxx said:
After several months with an iPhone 16 Pro, I've gotten comfortable using a smaller phone. I'll go with the P10 Pro for my return to Android. The announcement date is August 20 so there ain't much longer to wait.
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I have always had the XL Pixel phones, but I'm wanting to go down in size, these phones are just a bid too large, might also go with a regular Pro if they have good trade-in deals for my 9 pro XL.
 
I've also heard the 'move to TSMC and big change next gen', but I'm still hoping for enough uplift to make swapping my Pix7 a no brainer.
 
The smaller 9 Pro is still too large for me and really wish they would go back to something sized like that Pixel 5, which was perfect IMO. I also much preferred the rear FP sensor for better accuracy and also for swiping the notification shade down. It's crazy all the regressions modern phones have made just by copying each other's designs. When they would stand out better if they just kept their more functional and practical designs from before.
 
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The smaller 9 Pro is still too large for me and really wish they would go back to something sized like that Pixel 5, which was perfect IMO. I also much preferred the rear FP sensor for better accuracy and also for swiping the notification shade down. It's crazy all the regressions modern phones have made just by copying each other's designs. When they would stand out better if they just kept their more functional and practical designs from before.
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I sorely miss the rear FPS!!! It was one of the best things about the early Pixel phones. Turrible decision to drop it.

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The smaller 9 Pro is still too large for me and really wish they would go back to something sized like that Pixel 5, which was perfect IMO. I also much preferred the rear FP sensor for better accuracy and also for swiping the notification shade down. It's crazy all the regressions modern phones have made just by copying each other's designs. When they would stand out better if they just kept their more functional and practical designs from before.
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That's not going to happen, I'm afraid — small phones just don't sell well despite the calls for them. And the regular Pixel 9/9 Pro aren't that much larger if you compare their overall dimensions!

i'm also not sure I'd call the in-display reader a regression. Accuracy notwithstanding (I've found the 9's reader to be good), a rear placement means you can't unlock the phone without lifting it. That's a pain if it's sitting on your desk or a charger.
 
Aurelius said:
That's not going to happen, I'm afraid — small phones just don't sell well despite the calls for them. And the regular Pixel 9/9 Pro aren't that much larger if you compare their overall dimensions!

i'm also not sure I'd call the in-display reader a regression. Accuracy notwithstanding (I've found the 9's reader to be good), a rear placement means you can't unlock the phone without lifting it. That's a pain if it's sitting on your desk or a charger.
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I know it's not happening, but I'll still bitch about it when prompted, hah. I have smaller hands, but I also run a lot with my phone and even with a thin case, it barely fits in some of the waist pockets of my running shorts, making it annoying to pull out and put back in while running if I need too.

On the flip side, I could unlock my P5 before waking the screen, often as soon as I started pulling it from my pocket so it was unlocked before I even looked at it. And yeah the P9 sensor is adequately accurate, noticably better than the P8 I previously had. But I'd say it still misreads 10% of the time, where's the P5 was near 0%, and usually only missed when my finger was wet or sweaty.
 
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I know it's not happening, but I'll still bitch about it when prompted, hah. I have smaller hands, but I also run a lot with my phone and even with a thin case, it barely fits in some of the waist pockets of my running shorts, making it annoying to pull out and put back in while running if I need too.

On the flip side, I could unlock my P5 before waking the screen, often as soon as I started pulling it from my pocket so it was unlocked before I even looked at it. And yeah the P9 sensor is adequately accurate, noticably better than the P8 I previously had. But I'd say it still misreads 10% of the time, where's the P5 was near 0%, and usually only missed when my finger was wet or sweaty.
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I wonder if you'd be better-suited by a clamshell foldable like a Galaxy Z Flip or Moto Razr. They're much easier to slip into workout gear, and they also have power button fingerprint readers that can be more reliable if in-display is too flaky.

I would love if Google made one, but I can understand why it wouldn't (it doesn't have the hardware business scale of Moto or Samsung, among other considerations).
 
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This might be my first time in YEARS I'm not interested in "upgrading" my phone.

I've had every XL or Pro Pixel since the beginning. But the recent leaks showing only a 15% performance improvement, and really no better battery life than the Pixel 9 Pro XL is pretty disappointing.

Plus it's the same exact design and shape and size as last year.

Seems pretty pointless to upgrade unless they offer super trade-in deals costing me like nothing. Otherwise, hard pass.
 
Zorachus said:
This might be my first time in YEARS I'm not interested in "upgrading" my phone.

I've had every XL or Pro Pixel since the beginning. But the recent leaks showing only a 15% performance improvement, and really no better battery life than the Pixel 9 Pro XL is pretty disappointing.

Plus it's the same exact design and shape and size as last year.

Seems pretty pointless to upgrade unless they offer super trade-in deals costing me like nothing. Otherwise, hard pass.
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Indeed. The 10 Pro looks like the 9 Pro. The accessories are tempting, though.
 
Zorachus said:
This might be my first time in YEARS I'm not interested in "upgrading" my phone.

I've had every XL or Pro Pixel since the beginning. But the recent leaks showing only a 15% performance improvement, and really no better battery life than the Pixel 9 Pro XL is pretty disappointing.

Plus it's the same exact design and shape and size as last year.

Seems pretty pointless to upgrade unless they offer super trade-in deals costing me like nothing. Otherwise, hard pass.
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I planned on getting the 10 Pro, but I think I'll just stick with my 8 Pro XL for another year. I might see what kind of trade value it holds for a 9 Pro -- just to get a smaller phone -- during Black Friday.
 
I still love the Google Pixel phones, to me it's the go to smartphone. My point is, yearly "upgrades" are starting to become pointless unless the trade-in deals are no brainers, like it changing in my current 9 Pro XL phone and getting the new phone for like 50 bucks, then I'll do it. Otherwise I'll pass and just see what the 11 Pro is like. Plus I want to drop the XL size and go the smaller Pro size when I do get another phone.

But like I've read before, smartphones have become just another "appliance" like your Microwave or Refrigerator or Dishwasher. If your washing machine works great and isn't broke, do people buy a new one every year? Nope. Same with smartphones now.
 
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I still love the Google Pixel phones, to me it's the go to smartphone. My point is, yearly "upgrades" are starting to become pointless unless the trade-in deals are no brainers, like it changing in my current 9 Pro XL phone and getting the new phone for like 50 bucks, then I'll do it. Otherwise I'll pass and just see what the 11 Pro is like. Plus I want to drop the XL size and go the smaller Pro size when I do get another phone.

But like I've read before, smartphones have become just another "appliance" like your Microwave or Refrigerator or Dishwasher. If your washing machine works great and isn't broke, do people buy a new one every year? Nope. Same with smartphones now.
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I don't think there's much wrong with that at the moment. Every vendor has room for improvement, but we're past the days when the new phone would be twice as fast, take noticeably better photos, or add some must-have new feature.

I will say this: the base Pixel 10 is probably the most compelling phone of the bunch. You get a telephoto lens and a close-enough experience for $200 less than the Pro. There are still reasons to buy the more expensive phone (better telephoto and selfie cams, sharper display, more storage options), but I suspect many people would be happy with the starter 10 as they only break out the deep zoom for the occasional concert or tourist photo.
 
With the move to TSMC I was hoping for drastic battery life efficiency and longer battery life, but no ones even mentioned that, which makes it sound like it will just be more of the same, not worse, not better. Early rumors and leaks are that battery life is on par or maybe a hair better than the 9 Pro.

Other than that, it seems like the Pixel 10 Pro is barely any different than the 9 Pro, a slight performance increase of 15%. Not sure about the camera "upgrades" yet?
 
I just got an email today advertising these phones.

This release seems to be all about Gemini (no surprise there), which means I am completely uninterested.

Zorachus said:
This might be my first time in YEARS I'm not interested in "upgrading" my phone.
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I got there YEARS ago. Even my 7 Pro does nothing I want that my 5a didn't do, and my 5a did nothing I wanted that my 3 didn't do.

I still use my phone exactly the same way I used them 15 years ago. Nothing has changed for me.

I have never used any voice command even once. I have never used any assistant even once. I have never intentionally used an AI feature. I disable everything cloud related. I don't use combined, launcher based search functions. If I want to search, I open my browser, load up my preferred search engine (which is not Google) and type in my search query into the search engine in my browser, like on a proper PC. I have a handful of apps I use, but that's about it.

For a while there, new phones were justified for my use based on higher resolutions and needing faster CPU's / more RAM, but that seems to have stopped at some point a few generations back. My 3 year old phone shows no sign of slowing down for the things I do.

The 7 Pro with all cloud, assistant and AI tools removed or disabled and a custom non-google launcher will continue to serve until it no longer gets patches (October 2027) or the battery becomes completely unusable and I have to decide if it is worth replacing the battery, or if I should get a different phone. :p
 
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Zorachus said:
With the move to TSMC I was hoping for drastic battery life efficiency and longer battery life, but no ones even mentioned that, which makes it sound like it will just be more of the same, not worse, not better. Early rumors and leaks are that battery life is on par or maybe a hair better than the 9 Pro.

Other than that, it seems like the Pixel 10 Pro is barely any different than the 9 Pro, a slight performance increase of 15%. Not sure about the camera "upgrades" yet?
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Reviewers only just got their initial hands-on time with the Pixel 10 series. You'll likely need to wait for the full reviews to gauge battery life, not to mention real-world performance. The capacities are slightly larger, so that and the TSMC switch could help.
 
Aurelius said:
Reviewers only just got their initial hands-on time with the Pixel 10 series. You'll likely need to wait for the full reviews to gauge battery life, not to mention real-world performance. The capacities are slightly larger, so that and the TSMC switch could help.
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Great point. I'm just going off recent leaks the past few weeks stating this.

When do official reviews come out?
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
I just got an email today advertising these phones.

This release seems to be all about Gemini (no surprise there), which means I am completely uninterested.

The 7 Pro with all cloud, assistant and AI tools removed will continue to serve until it no longer gets patches :p
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That's the marketing pitch. There are still meaningful jumps for everyday users, especially if you're coming from something like the 7 Pro. It depends on what you value, of course.
 
Zorachus said:
Great point. I'm just going off recent leaks the past few weeks stating this.

When do official reviews come out?
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The 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL all ship on August 28th, so I'd expect reviews within a week. The foldable and Pixel Watch 4 arrive in October.
 
Aurelius said:
That's the marketing pitch. There are still meaningful jumps for everyday users, especially if you're coming from something like the 7 Pro. It depends on what you value, of course.
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I have noticed absolutely nothing where the 7 pro feels even remotely slow, so I can't imagine that with my use case anything would change with a newer phone.
 
Zorachus said:
With the move to TSMC I was hoping for drastic battery life efficiency and longer battery life, but no ones even mentioned that, which makes it sound like it will just be more of the same, not worse, not better. Early rumors and leaks are that battery life is on par or maybe a hair better than the 9 Pro.

Other than that, it seems like the Pixel 10 Pro is barely any different than the 9 Pro, a slight performance increase of 15%. Not sure about the camera "upgrades" yet?
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The 10 Pro is just cooked 9 Pro. I would really doubt you would notice any difference. Also the trade in values this year sucks. As I remember last year I got around $699 for the 8 Pro and the upgrade was like around $300. Now, they want a year older phone for 2x less money for literally the same device.

They are trying to milk you with the credit, but that's not the same...
 
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