The wait is over. We now know all the pieces we have to know in regards to the Google Pixel 10, which implies it is time to do some comparin’.
Google bared all throughout its Made by Google occasion, giving us a have a look at specs and options for its newest batch of flagship smartphones. In fact, this comes a number of months after Samsung did the identical factor with the Galaxy S25 line. I guess you realize what’s coming subsequent.
That is proper — we’re placing these base fashions face to face. Take into accout we have simply begun testing the new Pixel 10 sequence, so we’ll have extra insights to share quickly.
How do these two Android titans stack as much as each other?
Pixel 10 vs. Galaxy S25: Value
Our first class might be going to be the shortest and best one to litigate. Each of those telephones begin at $799.
See? That was straightforward. Let’s transfer on.
Design
Pixel 10 has a extra distinctive look, I feel.
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So far as design is worried, each of those telephones…mainly simply appear like smartphones. Nonetheless, Google and Samsung do have considerably distinct visible languages for his or her telephones, and each the Pixel 10 and Galaxy S25 carry ahead what every model had been doing in years prior.
In different phrases, their rear digicam arrays look completely different. Samsung’s is vertically oriented, with all three lenses stacked on prime of each other, free from any form of boxed in digicam bump. Google’s is the overall reverse; three lenses housed in a horizontally oriented digicam bar that forestalls the cellphone from sitting flush on a flat floor. That is in the end a matter of private choice, although admittedly the Google digicam bar seems to be extra futuristic, if that is your factor.
The extra generic Galaxy S25.
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As for colours, Samsung has extra choices than Google. The Galaxy S25 is available in seven colours: Navy, Mint, Icy Blue, Silver Shadow, Blueblack, Coralred, and Pinkgold. It must be famous that the latter three choices are on-line exclusives. As for Pixel 10, you simply get 4 selections: Indigo, Frost, Lemongrass, and Obsidian.
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Specs
The bottom S25 is the one on the left.
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Listed below are how the fundamental specs for the Google Pixel 10 look:
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6.3-inch show with 1080×2424 decision and adaptive 60-120Hz refresh fee
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Google Tensor G5 chip
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4,970mAh battery promising 30+ hours of life
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12GB RAM
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128GB/256GB storage
And listed here are the equal specs on Galaxy S25:
To place that into layman’s phrases, each telephones include very related shows and the identical quantity of RAM. Nonetheless, issues diverge from there. The 2 telephones use solely completely different processors, however till the Pixel 10 is definitely on the market in public (we have simply begun our inner testing course of), it is onerous to say which one is best proper now, each when it comes to on a regular basis efficiency and benchmark scores. Previously, Snapdragon chips have had higher benchmarks than Tensor, however the precise day-to-day usability has been related sufficient to kind of negate that.
Samsung’s cellphone additionally has a 512GB storage choice for those who’re keen to spend more cash. Google doesn’t provide that a lot storage on Pixel 10, although Google has its personal cloud storage service. Battery life can be going to be one thing to observe because the Pixel 10 rolls out publicly, as Google’s cellphone has a considerably bigger cell within it than Samsung’s handset. Whether or not or not that interprets into considerably higher battery life is unclear at this level, but it surely’s positively price keeping track of.
AI options
Each telephones can do stay translation throughout calls.
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It could take endlessly to stipulate each single little AI characteristic that each of those telephones have, however put merely, Google’s latest handset did lots to catch as much as Samsung.
For starters, Samsung already had stay language translation throughout cellphone calls, in addition to a customized each day hub that includes your schedule, any duties you want to full throughout that day, the climate forecast, and information you need to use. Pixel 10 launched very related (or mainly precisely the identical) options, however with completely different names. Each telephones are additionally appropriate with Gemini Stay, for those who like speaking to your cellphone as if it is an individual. We must always observe that Google’s stay translation characteristic samples your voice, one thing different cell translation instruments cannot but do.
There are additionally suites of picture enhancing and picture technology software program to fiddle with on each gadgets. For what it is price, Google’s appear a bit extra complete. Each telephones have the flexibility to generatively edit pictures by highlighting objects and transferring them round to the consumer’s liking, and even including issues that did not exist to the pictures. You may tune out undesirable audio in movies on each gadgets, too.
Pixel 10 introduces text-based picture enhancing, in case your skill to explain what you need is best than your skill to really make the edits your self. Pixel 10’s Digital camera Coach additionally makes use of AI to assist customers compose higher pictures, although it stays to be seen how effectively this works. So far as I can inform, Samsung’s cellphone would not have equal options to those simply but.
On stability, Google will get the sting when it comes to AI, which should not be a shock, as Google has its personal AI fashions. Should you go for the Pixel 10 Professional, Professional XL, or Professional Fold, you will additionally get a free 12 months of Google’s AI Professional plan, which is not accessible with the bottom Pixel 10. So, for those who actually care about AI, you might be happier with the Pixel 10 Professional anyway.
Cameras
Sorry, no digicam testing on Pixel 10 simply but.
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As for cameras, that is an space the place Samsung would’ve had an enormous benefit, had Google not made one main change to the bottom Pixel 10 this 12 months. Listed below are the Pixel 10’s digicam specs:
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Rear cameras: 48MP vast, 13MP ultrawide, 10.8MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom and Tremendous Res Zoom as much as 20x
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Entrance digicam: 10.5MP
And this is how the Galaxy S25 compares:
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Rear cameras: 50MP vast, 10MP ultrawide, 12MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom and digital zoom as much as 30x
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Entrance digicam: 12MP
The digicam array on the Galaxy S25.
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Whereas there are minor variations to think about when it comes to megapixel counts, these are two fairly related digicam arrays on the floor. The large benefit Samsung would have had previous to this 12 months is the presence of a 3rd telephoto lens on the again. Sadly for Samsung, Google added one this 12 months and its optical zoom is best on paper. Previously, I’ve had significantly better luck with zoom lenses on Pixel telephones than Samsung telephones, for no matter that is price.
Pixel telephones normally are typically glorious for images, in my expertise. Or, not less than the form of images that folks like me who aren’t good at taking pictures love to do, corresponding to snapping pics of random cats I meet on the road.
High affords on these smartphones
