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The Galaxy S25 Ultra was the best Android could muster in early 2025, but now the Pixel 10 Pro has arrived. But which device should you buy?
Instead, it went for buzz with paid celeb appearances, including event host Jimmy Fallon and others like Stephen Curry, podcaster Alex Cooper, the Jonas Brothers, and more. The result was a watered-down, cringey, and at times almost QVC-like sales event, which Reddit users immediately dubbed “unwatchable.”
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold looks familiar, but once I got my hands on it, the upgrades became clear. With a faster processor, a bigger battery, and smarter AI for everything from language translation to camera zoom,
This means you should be able to use them to set up and pair Matter-over-Thread smart home devices, even if you don’t have a Thread Border Router. Apple’s newer Pro iPhones also support Thread, and while the Pixel 9 series has the hardware,
Instead of chasing thinness, Google is looking to one-up its rivals by adding an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance to the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, which is a first for any foldable phone.
In the age of incremental phone upgrades, Google just gave the Pixel 10 a leg up over a lot of other baseline flagship smartphones.
Every phone in the Pixel 10 lineup. announced today, has Qi2 magnetic wireless charging at up to 15W. The Pro XL has Qi2.2 and can charge at up to 25W, which is great and all, but wireless charging isn’t the cool part. The magnets are the cool part.
One more thing that’s laudable: The Pixel Watch 4’s price remains unchanged from the Pixel Watch 3. It starts at $349 for the 41mm Wi-Fi model, and you can get the larger size or LTE-connected variants for more money. The smartwatch is available for pre-order today, though it’ll only start shipping and be in stores on October 9.