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Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that’s designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they’re being taken.
To nobody’s surprise, there’s a new Tensor G5 chip, with a 35% faster CPU, powering everything. The Pixel 10 comes with 12GB of RAM standard and two storage options (128GB and 256GB). And for the first time on any Pixel phone, there’s built-in Satellite SOS, which works more or less the same as it does on newer iPhones.
Google's new Pixel 10 series comes with a new Magic Cue feature that sources useful information from other apps. Here's what you should know.
Google is set to launch the Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro smartphones this week. It's a chance to build on the success of the Pixel 9 family and shape the smartphone future.
The Pixel 10 Pro Fold gets a camera array most similar to the base model Pixel 10, with a 48 MP primary, a 10.5 MP ultrawide, and a 10.8 MP 5x telephoto. The camera sensors are also relegated to an off-center block in the corner of the back panel, so you lose the tabletop stability from the flat models.
Google has announced that the Pixel 10 Pro phones can take full-resolution portrait mode shots, but there is a significant caveat.
Shipping Oct. 9, the $130 Pixel Buds 2A don't seem to vary much from Google's flagship Pixel Buds Pro 2 but I found some key differences.
Murena's Pixel Tablet takes a stance against that norm. It's Google’s Pixel Tablet hardware running an Android fork but without any Google tracking or Google apps. While I still found myself heading back to Google services while using the tablet, Murena’s gadget reminded me of how feasible it is to limit Big Tech’s reach into my life.
But this deGoogled Pixel Tablet, and what /e/OS and Murena are doing as a whole, give me some level of confidence, both in my own ability to switch to competing platforms and in the tech community ...