Google Pixel 10 Google has struck a great balance between its baseline and Pro-tier flagships with the Pixel 10. While it doesn't have absolutely everything found in its bigger siblings, the more flexible camera package, new AI tools, great design, and faster processor make for a compact flagship phone with few compromises. Best of all, it still costs the same as last year. The Pixel 10 really is one of the best phones Google has ever made.
For my daily driver, I typically pick a hulking great big powerhouse Android flagship — think the OnePlus 13, Galaxy S25 Ultra, or even a Pixel XL model. But for the past two weeks, I’ve been using the new Google Pixel 10 and, honestly, Google’s little flagship has converted me.
While there is obviously still a feature gap between the Pixel 10 and its Pro siblings, I haven’t felt anything missing while putting the phone through my usual daily paces. Whether I’m blitzing through apps, editing photos, asking AI to check some code, grabbing some family snaps, or even dabbing in some light gaming, the Pixel 10 feels like a top-tier phone, only in a smaller shell.
This isn’t to say the handset is fundamentally different from models that have come before; the Pixel 10 looks and feels very familiar to a series fan like me. Google’s UI is slick, there’s seven years of OS support, and battery life still just about lasts me a full day on a single charge. Plus, there’s a new camera package that I’ve found far more fun than last year’s compact model, and the phone now also supports all the magnetic accessories without resorting to a Magsafe case adapter.
This is the baseline Pixel flagship we’ve come to love, just even better.
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If you’re looking for hardware changes this year, I wouldn’t focus on the new Tensor G5 processor. Yes, it has some new AI and imaging pipeline tricks, which certainly matter, but the performance uplift, while decent, still leaves the phone some way behind the fastest on the market. It’s fine for some light gaming, but blitzing benchmarks isn’t why you should buy a Pixel.
Instead, I’ve been far more excited by the Pixel 10’s camera revamp; specifically, the addition of a 5x telephoto camera. The little 10.8 MP, f/3.1, 1/3.4-inch sensor isn’t as potent as the zoom camera in the Pro models, which boast a larger sensor, more megapixels, and features like 100x Pro Res zoom. Still, the added long-range capabilities are just part of its charm. You can’t beat a bit of natural bokeh and depth of field when it comes to having fun with any camera — and the Pixel 10 is finally a camera phone I’m pleased to call enjoyable rather than just functional.
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