Google Pixel 10: everything we know

For the past eight months, the Google Pixel 9 has gotten as much attention from buyers as it deserved thanks to its stunning cameras, impressive battery life, Gemini AI, and a gorgeous matte finish that’s as good as the iPhone 16. Summer is just around the corner, and with it, the release of the Google Pixel 10. While there’s no official announcement of the upcoming model yet, preliminary reports and leaks suggest how it will look and function compared to the current iteration. Here’s everything you need to know about the Pixel 10.

Design and display

Google Pixel 10 will have some minor hardware updates over the Pixel 9. One of those upgrades will be the Tensor G5 processor built into the phone, which will allow it to match the iPhone’s Tensor G4 chip in terms of performance. Essentially, the Tensor G5 chip will rely on an eight-core processor to handle tasks of varying sizes — one Arm Cortex-X4 core for heavy tasks, two Cortex-A520 cores for light tasks, and five Cortex-A725 cores for medium-intensity programs.

The Tensor G5 chip will be based on an eight-core processor to handle tasks of varying sizes — one Arm Cortex-X4 core for heavy tasks, two Cortex-A520 cores for light tasks, and five Cortex-A725 cores for medium-intensity programs.

On the outside, the Pixel 10 will feature a 6.3-inch OLED panel display that boasts an FHD+ resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. It will have roughly the same body and frosted glass on the back as its predecessor. Specifically, it may get Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, which will make the phone both soft to the touch and very fragile. The metal body will still have a matte finish. The phone won’t slip, which means you’ll be more confident in your hand.

In terms of software, the phone will feature Pixel Sense, the most advanced AI assistant on Google devices. Pixel Sense (dubbed “Pixie” before its announcement earlier this year) will run on the Gemini Nano, a compact version of Google’s Gemini, collect and analyze data from various apps, text messages, images, and other media files, and provide contextual predictions based on how you use the Pixel. It will answer questions about your personal data, but those answers won’t be sent to Google’s servers. In other words, your secrets will remain just your secrets and no one will know about them.

So your secrets will remain just your secrets and no one will know about them.

Camera

The Google Pixel 10 will retain the pill-shaped module that was introduced in the Pixel 9, so the design won’t change much. However, the Pixel 10 is rumored to feature a dedicated telephoto camera for the first time, which will allow for 11-megapixel zoom shots. While the telephoto lens will bring the base model of the phone in line with the Pro models, the upgrade comes at the expense of other cameras. The ultra-wide camera will have a 13MP resolution, while the selfie camera — 11MP. However, the main camera will still be 50MP, although it will be upgraded to Samsung’s GN8 sensor that was present in the Pixel 9a.

In the Pixel 9, by contrast, the ultra-wide camera is 48MP and the selfie camera — 10.5MP. In the Pixel 10, the selfie camera will get a slight improvement, but the quality of the other cameras won’t change much from that. If Google wants to make sure that adding a telephoto lens to the base model is worth the upgrade, it should add 8x Super Res Zoom to the camera as well.

And if Google wants to make sure that adding a telephoto lens to the base model is worth the upgrade, it should add an 8x Super Res Zoom to the camera as well.

Battery and charging

Let’s get to the important part of the Pixel 10: battery life and charging speed. Information on battery size and life is still scarce, but rumors say it could have a 4,700 mAh battery like the Pixel 9, or larger, up to 5,000 mAh. At either size, the battery would last for 24 hours of Pixel use, or up to 100 hours in power-saving mode, which seems unrealistic given that the battery drains pretty quickly no matter how hard users try to conserve power.

There’s not much to say about the Pixel 10’s charging speed either. However, if the smartphone is anything like the Pixel 9, it will be able to support 45W of fast charging, charging the battery to 55% in 30 minutes.

The Pixel 10’s charging speed seems unrealistic, given that it can charge the battery up to 55% in 30 minutes.

Release date and pricing

The Google Pixel 10 release is set for August 2025. That means it will come out at the same time as the Pixel 9 last year, rather than a couple of months later in the fall.

The Pixel 10 could also sell for $800 if tariffs don’t make it more expensive. Even without tariffs on the materials used to develop the phone, the Tensor G5 chip — not to mention the telephoto lens camera — could give Google a reason to raise the price by $100 over the Pixel 9.