The Pixel 10 Is The First Non-pro Model With A Telephoto Lens

This year, you don't person to splurge connected a top-tier Pixel telephone to get optical zoom. The camera barroom connected nan modular Pixel 10 includes a 5x telephoto lens, a first for nan series. Qi2 charging besides comes to nan bid pinch Google's MagSafe-like Pixelsnap accessory ecosystem. The $799 handset is powered by nan Tensor G5 chip, which powers caller on-device AI features.

Google says nan Pixel 10's 48 MP 5x telephoto lens tin nutrient 10x optical image quality. However, that's utilizing a operation of optical zoom, cropping and computational photography. If you want axenic optical zoom, 5x is each you get. Google's Super Res Zoom (combining aggregate frames to heighten detail) takes it up to a 20x zoom equivalent. If you don't mind leaning connected its integer trickery, nan telephone could beryllium a coagulated prime for performance aliases wildlife photography.

The zoom lens is joined by 48 MP wide and 13 MP ultrawide lenses. On nan beforehand is simply a 10.5 MP selfie camera.

All Pixel 10 phones person built-in Qi2 wireless charging. This yet brings MagSafe-like capabilities to Android flagships, 5 years aft Apple added it to nan iPhone. (The Galaxy S25 bid supports Qi2 but without built-in magnets.) Google is launching an array of magnetic accessories, dubbed Pixelsnap. This includes $50 Pixel 10 cases, a $40 charging puck, a $70 charging guidelines and a $30 (non-charging) ringing stand.

Google says nan Pixel 10's artillery will past longer than nan Pixel 9's. The institution rates nan caller exemplary for 30+ hours of use. (Last year's Pixels were rated for 24+ hours.) The Pixel 10 tin besides complaint to 55 percent successful 30 minutes erstwhile utilizing a 30W adapter.

Under nan hood is Google's Tensor G5 chip, which powers each of nan Pixel 10 series. The institution says its CPU is 34 percent faster than nan Tensor G4. The telephone has 12GB of RAM and 128GB / 256GB retention tiers, nan aforesaid arsenic nan Pixel 9.

The Tensor G5 powers a caller on-device AI characteristic called Magic Cue, which offers proactive suggestions. Google says Magic Cue tin bring up your formation specifications erstwhile you telephone your airline. Or, it tin propulsion up your Airbnb reside erstwhile a friend asks for it. This aligns pinch nan AI arsenic a context-sensitive concierge attack that instrumentality makers are moving toward.

Meanwhile, Camera Coach falls into nan automate everything, nary accomplishment required class of AI. When you purpose nan camera, nan characteristic uses Gemini models to analyse nan scene. It past provides framing and creation suggestions. It tin besides urge nan champion camera modes to use.

There are plentifulness much AI features onboard. There's a caller audio exemplary for Gemini Live. It's said to observe your emotion and power nan assistant's affectional tone. (It sounds a spot creepy successful theory, but we'll reserve judgement until we effort it.) Then there's Pixel Journal, a backstage app pinch AI-generated prompts for signaling thoughts. (It's launching first successful Europe and English.) Finally, Voice Translate brings Google Meet's unrecorded translation characteristic to your telephone calls. It translates calls to different languages successful existent time, simulating nan users' voices. Wild stuff.

The Pixel 10 has a satin metallic decorativeness ("spacecraft-grade aluminum") pinch Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The telephone has an IP68 standing for particulate and h2o resistance.

The Google Pixel 10 arrives connected August 28. It starts astatine $799 for 128GB storage. You tin bid it successful obsidian, frost, lemongrass and indigo colors.