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After all the new Pixel 10 phones — expect to hear our review verdicts soon — we had time to take a closer look at the AI-centric software features Google often excels at. These include advances in Voice Translate, which can create a synthetic version of your voice speaking German. Or French. Or Japanese. There’s also Pro Res Zoom (Pixel …

When I wrote our initial review of the Google Pixel 9 last year, I lamented the fact that Google stripped Pixels of the unique designs of the past three years and replaced them with a mostly generic iPhone clone. Now that I look at the Pixel 10, things are even worse. With a complete lack of a physical SIM tray …

What you need to know Pixel 10’s Battery Health Assistance is turned on by default, and there’s no way to turn it off. It begins lowering voltage after 200 charge cycles and keeps adjusting until 1,000 cycles. Expect slower charging and a smaller usable battery capacity over time. Google says the Pixel 10 lineup has Battery Health Assistance baked in …

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The Google Pixel 10 Pro phones introduced a Pro Res Zoom feature for improved long-range zoom. Google says this uses a diffusion-based AI model to effectively generate details. Don’t want to miss the best from Android Authority? Some early Pro Res Zoom samples dropped online last week, giving us a first look at the …

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Sure, the new Pixel 10 phones come with a bunch of new features, but none of them even come close in substance to the arrival of Qi2 wireless charging. That’s one big upgrade for the Android ecosystem as a whole, one that adds so much convenience. On top of that, it opens up a …

Google opened a new chapter in the Pixel phone story – the first models with TSMC-made chipsets are up for pre-order. Three of the new models will start shipping next week, the foldable won’t be out until early October. The prices are the same as last year, which is great – even better, Amazon throws in gift cards with pre-orders. …

Brand Google Storage 128GB or 256GB CPU Google Tensor G2 Memory 8GB LPDDR5 RAM Operating System Android 14 The Pixel tablet is for the person who wants the Google software experience. And while it was pretty expensive at launch, we’re now seeing at steep discount as it drops to its lowest price yet at $249. We recently learned that Google …

Google Pixel Watch 4 vs. Samsung Galaxy Watch 8: The Ultimate Android Smartwatch Showdown  PCMag Pixel Watch 4: Design upgrades, new fitness features and expanded AI  The Keyword I compared the best smartwatches from Google and Apple – and there’s a clear winner  ZDNET With the Pixel Watch 4, Google’s Smartwatch Is Finally Repairable  WIRED Pixel Watch 4 Launches with Satellite SOS: Hands-on!  DC Rainmaker …

I was annoyed when I heard the Google Pixel 10 wouldn’t support physical SIM cards. It makes my job as a tech journalist more difficult, and I’ll be calling my carrier and swapping SIMs back and forth for the next month. I understand my situation isn’t the norm, but there are plenty of reasons eSIMs aren’t ideal for consumers. It’s …

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Right after blowing our minds with the new AI-powered Voice Translate feature on the Pixel 10, Google went and dashed our hopes of seeing a new Pixel Tablet anytime soon. The company told Bloomberg that it has “paused development on a tablet overhaul until it figures out a meaningful future for the category,” which …