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Pixel 10 Pro review: a phone built for the way you actually use it

Two weeks of daily driving, 4,200 photos through San Francisco fog, a deliberately abused battery, and a camera that finally beats the iPhone in low light. Our verdict, the lab numbers, and the one setting we left turned off.

By Priya Ramanathan, Senior Editor 14 min read Lab tested · Konica Minolta CA-410 · Rohde & Schwarz CMW500
Read the full review See how it stacks up vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra →
Pixel 10 Pro smartphone standing upright on a dark surface, lit from the upper left.
Photographed in the LG Mobile Lover London lab · 14 Nov 2025
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Today's review

Pixel 10 Pro — the quiet, complete flagship

No gimmicks, no overheating, no asterisks. After 14 days we kept reaching for it.

Google's tenth-generation Pixel is the first one we'd hand to a non-enthusiast without a 20-minute setup lecture. The new Tensor G4 runs cool, the 6.3-inch LTPO display hits a measured 2,640 nits in our lab (best in class), and the battery comfortably survived a 14-hour day of mixed use with 22% left in the tank.

What surprised us was the camera. In a controlled low-light shoot against the iPhone 16 Pro and Galaxy S25 Ultra, the Pixel won 7 of 10 scenes — and the three it lost were within a hair. The new "Adaptive Tone" pipeline keeps skin tones natural under mixed lighting in a way that no other Android OEM has matched.

14h 22m

Battery · mixed-use loop

2,178

Geekbench 6 multi-core

2,640nits

Peak brightness (CA-410)

9.1/10

Low-light photo score

Read the full review 8.9Editor's score
Close-up of the Pixel 10 Pro's horizontal camera bar with three lenses.

Comparison of the week

Pixel 10 Pro vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra — which actually wins?

Two phones that want the same $1,099 in your pocket. We tested them for a fortnight. The answer isn't the one Samsung wants.

Pixel 10 Pro

Pixel 10 Pro

From $999

vs
Galaxy S25 Ultra

Galaxy S25 Ultra

From $1,299

Winner
Display
6.3" LTPO · 2,640 nits
6.9" LTPO · 2,580 nits
Pixel (brighter, smaller)
Battery
14 h 22 m mixed use
15 h 04 m mixed use
Galaxy (by 42 min)
Camera (low-light)
9.1 / 10
8.6 / 10
Pixel
Performance
Tensor G4 · 2,178 GB6
Snapdragon 8 Elite · 2,840 GB6
Galaxy
Software support
7 yrs OS · 7 yrs security
7 yrs OS · 7 yrs security
Tie
Verdict
Better camera, cooler run, $300 cheaper. For most people, the smarter buy.
More power, bigger screen, S Pen. The right call if you're a power user or coming from a Note.
Pixel wins overall
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