While iPhones and Galaxy are the most popular options, there are alternatives. Google’s Pixel series is entering a new era with a new chipset foundry and more capable camera hardware.
The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is the top dog, unless you count the pricey foldable model (which we featured in a previous post). It has a 6.8″ LTPO 1344p+ display and a 5,200mAh battery. Unfortunately, the battery won’t last as long as it should — it only scored 12:29h of active use.
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The chief culprit is probably the underperforming Tensor G5. The Pixel UI feels smooth and the on-chip device is capable of AI, so we have no complaints there, it’s just that general multitasking and gaming aren’t quite up to the level of similarly priced flagships.
The camera setup includes a 50MP main (1/1.31″), 48MP 5x/113mm periscope and 48MP ultra-wide, as well as a 42MP ultra-wide (17mm) selfie camera. It produces reliably good quality photos and videos, even if they’re not the best in the business.
The Google Pixel 10 Pro has the same chipset and cameras, so the same considerations apply. The phone is equipped with the brightest display we’ve ever tested and measures 6.3″ in size. The relatively large 4,870mAh battery won’t last as long as we’d like with a 12:06H active usage score. Slow charging doesn’t help either.
Then there’s the Google Pixel 10 – it’s the same size as the 10 Pro, but has a lower resolution display (1080p+ vs 1280p+) and dials back the brightness a bit (it’s still one of the brightest displays you’ll find).
The good news – the vanilla phone uses the same chipset as the two Pro phones. The bad news – well, we’ve already covered that. We’ll note that the 128GB phones (both vanilla and Pro) use slower UFS 3.1 storage, so you’ll want to pick up at least a 256GB phone for the faster UFS 4.0 chips (and extra storage, of course). Battery life is about the same as the Pixel 10 Pro.
This phone is equipped with mid-range cameras.
We have a detailed Pixel 10 vs Pixel 10 Pro article if you want a more in-depth comparison between the two 6.3″ options.
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