Google’s pro-grade Pixel 10 is prepared for its time within the highlight.
At its Made by Google occasion on Wednesday, Google will formally reveal the Pixel 10 Professional and Professional XL telephones. Like the remainder of the Pixel 10 lineup, most of the upgrades this yr are fairly incremental, however that does not imply a few of them will not be extraordinarily significant. Pixel 10 Professional begins at $999, and the Professional XL, which is basically the identical telephone with an even bigger show and battery, begins at $1,199.
We lately received the possibility to preview the brand new Pixel 10 collection, and we’ll be publishing an in-depth overview within the days forward. Whereas the Pixel 10 Professional does ship enhancements over final yr’s Pixel 9 Professional, they’re undoubtedly incremental enhancements. We’ll reserve judgment on whether or not it is well worth the improve till we have completed testing the brand new Pixel 10 collection, however till then, you’ll be able to try the specs and resolve for your self.
Pixel 10 Professional and Professional XL: Specs
The Pixel 10 Professional’s considerably muted shade choices.
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Each the Pixel 10 Professional and Professional XL are available 4 colours: Moonstone, Jade, Porcelain, and Obsidian. They arrive with appreciable RAM and storage upgrades over the bottom Pixel 10, although they’ve the identical processor.
Listed here are the related specs for Pixel 10 Professional:
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6.3-inch show with 1280×2856 decision and 1-120Hz adaptive refresh charge
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3,300 nits peak brightness
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16GB RAM
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128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB storage
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Google Tensor G5 chipset
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4,870mAh battery
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Rear cameras: 50MP broad, 48MP ultrawide, 48MP telephoto
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Entrance digicam: 42MP
Many of the Pixel 10 Professional XL’s specs are precisely the identical, with an apparent distinction being a 6.8-inch show as an alternative of 6.3 inches. Professional XL additionally has a really beefy 5,200mAh battery inside it, although Google is promising greater than 30 hours of battery life on each units. As with all different Pixel 10 telephones, each of those handsets additionally assist Qi2 wi-fi charging. One different minor factor to notice is that the Professional XL’s base storage is 256GB this yr, so there is not a 128GB choice anymore.
The Pixel 10 Professional: What in regards to the cameras?
The massive motive to go for the ten Professional? The superior digicam array, back and front.
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The cameras this yr have not undergone enormous (or any) adjustments by way of megapixel counts, however one massive factor Google did is enhance Tremendous Res Zoom capabilities from 30x all the best way to 100x. We’ll see how that works in follow, however given the wonderful telephoto zoom high quality on earlier Pixel telephones, that is probably very thrilling. The newer and larger batteries are additionally an enormous plus, contemplating the truth that battery life was a typical criticism with earlier Pixel telephones.
Should you’re eager about taking pictures 8K video, you will must buy both the Professional or Professional XL, as the bottom mannequin Pixel 10 would not have this functionality.
Pixel 10 Professional: What else is new?
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In addition to the 100x zoom, the most important adjustments of notice are the Qi2 wi-fi charging capabilities and new AI options powered by Google Gemini.
Google has additionally offered a smattering of latest AI options to the entire Pixel 10 telephones, together with reside translation throughout telephone calls and a brand new “Magic Cue” function that may do context-sensitive issues like deliver up your flight data when you name the airline. Day by day Hub additionally offers a brand new, properly, hub for all the data you would possibly want in a day, together with the climate forecast and your schedule. This appears similar to the Now Transient function from latest Samsung telephones, so Google is maintaining with the Joneses right here, so to talk.
Pixel 10 Professional and Professional XL: Launch date and preorder
Google Pixel 10 Professional ($999) and Professional XL ($1,199) launch on Aug. 28 and can be found for preorder now.
