Google’s annual refresh of its Pixel line is always a treat. The Pixel hardware is lovely, and the visor on the back is quickly becoming an iconic look. (For Star Trek fans, it’s giving major Geordi LaForge vibes.) The software offers one of my favorite user interfaces in the Android world, and it comes with a ton of goodies to play with besides. Anecdotally, I have seen more and more Pixel phones out “in the wild” in 2025, and not just among my fellow tech-nerd friends. The market share isn’t there yet, but it’s certainly climbing.
This year’s Pixel 10 Pro refresh doesn’t have as much new as previous years, and not all of the new features are necessarily welcome. Google made some choices with this phone that aren’t landing for me, and that is not a reference to having Jimmy Fallon host the Made by Google event.
Overall, this has been a really fun phone to play with, largely because of the aforementioned camera bump on the back. Google promised the new flagship Pixel would land with the world’s best-ever phone camera, and so far, it’s living up to the hype. I’ve been using the Pixel 10 Pro for just under a week, and these are my initial thoughts. There’s a lot to love in this phone (and the closely related Pixel 10 Pro XL), so let’s get to it.
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