Joe Maring / Android Authority
Remember the first Pixel devices, and the Nexus phones before them? I do. I loved my Nexus 5, and I remain convinced the Nexus 6P was the height of smartphone design. The Pixel 6 harked back to it, which was new and exciting at the time. However, I’m now bored with the Pixel lineup.
I’m not accustomed to being unimpressed with Pixel phones; usually, the line always had something to interest me. But the Pixel 9 was just…meh. And now, it looks like the Pixel 10 will keep the same design, mostly the same features, same old story. Pixels are entering iPhone territory here, and unlike my colleague, who still thinks the Pixel 10 series is interesting, I’m not excited about it.
Are you excited for the Pixel 10? 24 votes Yes 50 % I'm indifferent 21 % No 29 %
I’ve been a solid supporter of the Pixel vision for years. I’ve owned Pixels. It makes sense, considering I’m a former Nexus guy, and although I disagreed with Google increasingly locking down its ecosystem to the Pixel, I still appreciated the hardware. I passed on the first Pixel because I was still rocking my Nexus 6P, but I was all over the Panda Pixel 2XL.
Since then, I’ve owned the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 8. Both phones delivered what I expected: great hardware, slick software, and some cool Google features built right in. The cameras, as always, were best-in-class.
Let’s not forget the Made by Google events every fall. I joined the hype year after year, waiting to see something bold and fresh, until now.
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The Pixel 10 feels like an incremental upgrade
We’ve seen rumors and renders of the Pixel 10 for months now, and there’s little left to surprise us. Frankly, it looks like the Pixel 9. The signature camera bar is there, the materials are the same, and even the silhouette hasn’t changed. It might be thinner if I squint. Or not. It’s hard to care.
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