Customer Ratings & Reviews

From my first smartphone back in 2011 through to my switch to iOS in 2022, I'd been a devout user of Android. Nearly my entire digital footprint existed within Google's ecosystem, for better or for worse, and I'd never really considered switching to iPhone until then. At one point, I used the original Google Pixel - a lovely phone for the time whose design still holds up today, in my opinion. I had the Pixel 4A as well. In fact, that was the most recent Android phone I had before switching to Apple in 2022. I kept my iPhone 13 for 3 years, and wasn't sure if I was going to switch back to Android for a while, but I decided to check out what's changed since I've been gone, with the Pixel 10. With that being said, my feelings on Android's transformation over the years are mixed, and that culminates in me having pretty mixed feelings about the phone, as a result. But I'll get to that. Hardware: As far as the hardware itself goes, it's about as good as you'd expect for the price. Gorgeous OLED screen, vibrant and colorful back glass panel (in my case, as I got the Indigo color), aluminum sides. Loud and clear speakers, both for music and for phone calls, which is nice. No headphone jack, though. I'm certain there's room in the shell and on the motherboard for one, but most manufacturers these days are simply refusing to add it now for whatever reason - probably as incentive to purchase their wireless headphones they're peddling. I digress. The speed and responsiveness of the phone, when interacting with it, is as you'd expect for a new phone. It's fast, it's smooth, it's pretty looking. Nothing of particular noteworthiness, here. The in-screen fingerprint sensor is excellent, and works without issue. The facial recognition is also great. I like having the option for both. As a phone, and a device, it is lovely. Camera: I must confess that I didn't use the camera very much at all. Generally, I'm not much of a photographer. I don't take many pictures, and I'm not super worried about the quality as long as the end result is recognizable and there's not any weird, annoying blurriness going on. On that front, this camera is good. The few pictures I did take were excellent - a very high level of detail is noticeable on the resulting photos. While I'm talking about the camera, I'd like to talk about some of the software related to the camera, and the issues I had. Whether the picture was a test of an item, or a screenshot, editing the picture would cause it not to be shareable. For example, if I took a picture, but it ended up rotated the wrong way, I could orient it correctly, only to find that the adjusted version isn't available to post or send anywhere. It would show up on the Photos app, but would throw an error message about it being unavailable when I tried to post it anywhere or send it to someone. I don't know why this happened, and I'm sure it's something that will be fixed in the future, but as of writing this, it's a pretty frustrating issue. That aside, the camera is lovely, even if the bump is absurd. General Software: Android has come a long way from the days of Gingerbread and KitKat. A common argument against using it instead of iOS was, for a long time, that it was unpolished, unoptimized, unrefined, but that argument hasn't been true for some time... mostly. Most things just kind of work. It's great. I don't notice any performance difference between the same apps on the differing platforms. With RCS messaging, things like read receipts and text effects are now possible, too, even when two people messaging aren't on the same platform. The UI is sleek and intuitive, the gestures mostly make sense, even after 3 years on a different OS. The issues are small, but they are present, and quite frustrating sometimes. Not all of it is the fault of the OS, but a lot of it is. Frankly, my main gripe is with swiping gestures. If I'm on a poorly optimized webpage and have to scroll left or right, it's too easy for the phone to recognize it as a back swipe and act like a back button, rather than letting me scroll where I want to. If I need to copy some text, and it starts on the edge of the screen, I will accidentally go back a page instead of selecting the text - I have to select text in the middle of the screen and adjust what's highlighted from there, rather than selecting what I want directly. If I'm on Reddit and am scrolling through pictures on a post, about 20% of the time, I accidentally go back, rather than going through the photos. Another 30% of the time, it swipes me to the next post, rather than the next picture on the current one. It is so difficult to find that sweet spot of where to swipe, and while it's something I may simply need to get used to, this wasn't an issue on my last Android, and it wasn't an issue on my previous iPhone, either. It could be on Reddit, rather than Android, but the swiping issues are persistent everywhere on the phone. The opposite direction swipe doesn't bring you forward, either. It's a back button in the opposite direction. My reliance on that may be a carryover from iOS, so that's probably on me, but it's still something I found noteworthy. Permissions, Surveillance, Personal Data: As a subcategory of the software, I need to talk about this. While Google will ask you for permissions for certain features, it's pretty creepy how much is necessary. Location, microphone, camera, your browsing history, always tracked all the time by one app or another. Of course, this is the case for most smart devices these days, and while there's little escape from the constant surveillance and data collection by giga corporations who know more about me than I do, I have a limit to what I'm happy with. For instance: On iPhones, you can use Shazam to figure out what song is playing. You have to go out of your way to use it though, and it only listens for as long as the app needs. A little indicator appears on the notification bar, to let you know the mic is listening. While setting this phone up, it gave me the option to use a similar feature - to be able to detect what song is playing by having the phone listen. When I got through with setup, I couldn't figure out how to activate it, so I didn't worry about it until today. I was at the post office, waiting in line, and I pulled out my phone to check an email. I pulled down the notification bar to find the name of the song that was playing on the radio, despite never having done anything to activate that. Indeed, it was simply listening constantly - it even changed when the song changed. There was no indication that this was happening, and now I feel very uncomfortable knowing it's been listening to my every conversation and interaction for the past few days. It's intrusive, and I'm a little nervous that I'm always being watched and listened to. While I know that's ridiculous, given that my iPhone probably did the same thing to an extent, it at least felt like I had more control. I don't feel like I have control over this phone, and that makes me uncomfortable. AI Features: Let it be known that I utterly despise AI, and am always going to advocate against its use until it is more thoroughly regulated, and even then, I will advocate against its use. There's plenty of research and studies to show its effect on our attention spans, our literacy, our critical thinking skills. It's the new frontier in systematically melting our minds, and I implore you to consider avoiding it at all costs. I haven't even mentioned the blatant, massive scale of plagiarism used to power it in the first place, but this isn't the place for a discussion on my vehement passion against AI. I have absolutely avoided using the AI features. All I can comment on is their pervasiveness in the software. It's absurd. Every single thing is riddled with prompts for trying AI features. Writing a text? Use AI! Taking a picture? Enhance it with AI! Need to do literally anything on your phone? Ask the built in AI to do it! Make AI music, have AI boil down a two sentence text for you, have it write an AI response. You can opt out, thankfully, but it's still frustrating to have it shoved down my throat when I have no desire to use it, and never, ever will. Summary: This is a good phone with nice features that most people will like and make good use out of. As of writing, there's 7 years of guaranteed software support, some of the best cameras and camera software on the phone market, and the kind of polish you'd expect from modern Google. I have a few qualms with the gestures, I have complaints about the level of AI integration into everything, and I have serious concerns with the surveillance, but I imagine that these won't even be a blip on the radar for most users. If you're looking into getting a new Android, you can't get much better than the Pixel 10.

Google has released a really great phone with the Pixel 10. I like how they have incorporated the AI pieces into the phone. It is not overwhelming and generally quite useful. The one downside I have, I really wish I had got the Pro version. The most useful aspects I have found and used the most are all around the camera. There are some really neat Ai tricks that can be done. Here is a quick list of what I have used and enjoyed: - The Add Me feature will allow you to take a photo of some of your friends or family, then you can jump into the picture after the initial shot. You need to use a tripod and basically take multiple pictures that are spliced together. The AI will add you in almost seamlessly. It works quite well. - Ask Photos feature allows you to speak to the photo editor for what you want done. Some examples I have used are taking a picture of a room and asking photos to change the wall color, handy for redecoration. Another I have used is fix the lighting, clean up the photo and zoom in on something in the photo. It is scary how well it works. - Auto Best Take feature allows AI take the images it is seeing and create a photo where everyone is looking at the camera with the best look on their faces. No blinking eyes, sister-in-law looking at the ceiling, kids slapping at each other, dogs licking themselves, etc. - Some AI edits I have been impressed with is removing lens flare, fixing lighting, and stuff I usually have to dig through options to find. - Also with the camera there is a 20x digital AI enhanced zoom that is very impressive. With the pro version it goes to 50x. On it's own the camera is great, with the AI add ins, it is a fun toy and tool. A few other interesting things they have is Live Wallpaper where you can have various different effects that can be added to the wallpaper like weather, cinematic effects, etc. There is also a voice translate for while in a call. The basic premise is the call you speak in your native tongue and AI translates to who you are speaking to in your own voice. It works in both directions. The reasons why I wish i went pro is the upgraded camera and you also get a year subscription to Gemini Pro. Just a couple things to think about. What Google has done with AI in this phone is the way AI should be done. While I don't think the current presentations of AI will get it intertwined in daily life, I can't see normal everyday types spending money to have a Pro AI. The way it is presented in this phone is actually useful. I feel AI should be presented as a benefit not an added expense. I am adding a shot of a lizard that was on the porch and what it looked like after asking photos to fix lighting, clean up the picture and zoom in on lizard.

I haven't had an android phone for over 10yrs now. Transitioned to apple, I needed another phone for work. I decided to give this phone a try! I'm happy with my decision. The color is very unique, the quality of the pictures is amazing! The battery life is fine so far. If you are in search of a cute phone with great photo taking capabilities consider this as one of your choices.

This phone has worked smoothly ever since I first got it. The camera quality and battery life is amazing and helps me when I work. It doesn’t lag or glitch and the playback speed is very fluent as well as its loading time. Best Buy made it easy to get the phone once I picked it up in store and giving me all the pros and cons of it. If you need a phone that is fast working yet easy and not complicated, this is the phone to buy!!

sleek, light, yet powerful. Eye-pleasing color, great camera & of course the extremely powerful Gemini AI capability that makes all the difference in my digital experience!! This Pixel & the OS are built for the AI age - AI-enabled search, generating documents, taking & summarizing meeting notes, compared to my iPhone Pro

I took my mother in to upgrade her cell phone. We originally wanted the previous model, Pixel 9, but there weren’t any in stock. The associate was super helpful and offered to show us a Pixel 10 in an “open box”, meaning it had been returned but otherwise in new condition. We were able to take the phone out of the box, turn it on and check it out before buying. The cost of the phone was less than we would have paid for the older model. She’s had it a few weeks now and it’s perfect, acts and feels just like a brand new one. The phone itself is great! It feels well made when you hold it, everything opens fast and smoothly. We’ve had zero issues and have been more than pleased with the device.

The AI is the Star, Not the Gimmick. ​Before the Pixel (I have the 8 Pro), every phone felt like a slightly different aluminum slab running the same software. This phone changed that. It truly feels like a personal device, not just a window to the internet. ​My favorite part isn't even the megapixel count, it's the post-processing AI, because that’s what I actually use every day. ​Detail: The Camera That Saves the Day (And the Photo) ​I recently took my dog to the park, and in one perfect action shot, there was a random stranger walking right behind her. Annoying! In the past, I'd delete the photo. On the Pixel, I opened it, circled the person with Magic Eraser, and poof—they were gone, leaving a clean, natural background. That single feature makes me love this phone. The fact that the camera consistently captures the best skin tones and low-light scenes I've ever seen is just the icing on the cake. ​Detail: The Quiet Confidence of Tensor ​What I truly appreciate about the custom Tensor chip is that its intelligence is ambient. It doesn't scream "I'm Smart!"; it just works. For example, I no longer pick up spam calls. Call Screening intercepts them with a calm, robotic voice, and I can see the transcript. It’s like having a personal secretary vetting my calls. This saves me time and frustration daily—it's a small, consistent luxury that defines the whole experience. ​Overall Experience ​If you are tired of phones that only promise speed and give you more clutter, the Pixel's clean, intuitive software is a revelation. The guaranteed, long-term software support from Google is a major confidence booster, too. This phone isn't just powerful; it's practically clairvoyant. ​Highly recommended if you value a world-class camera and AI features that actually improve your quality of life. ​This version is focused on specific, positive experiences (dog park photo, saving time on calls) to make it highly convincing. Let me know if you want any of the other sections (like Display Quality) fleshed out with a personal touch!

The pixel never got me disappointed. and Gemini AI is excellent in daily use. Only e-sim is a drawback, however that may not be a big trade-off for many people. The only minor concern about this phone is in fact its cameras are not as excellent as my Pixel 9 performs. A minor decrease from 10 to 9.5, let's say. Recommended. You shall not be disappointed by this device.

I'm so happy I bought this phone. I'm already such a fan of Google services, and I had a Google pixel a few years ago and I love it then too! It runs so smoothly, all my apps sync seamlessly, and the camera is just fantastic!

I really like this phone it is probably the best I've had so far. The display and camera are great and especially are for the price. This is my first time having a pixel and will definitely not be the last time especially with their operating system and how smooth everything is.

The color is vibrant and really stands out. The phone runs smoothly, the screen is bright and clear, and overall it feels fast and reliable. Battery life is solid, making it a great choice for daily use.

Great phone! Extra bright display, super fast mechanism, great camera and battery

Wonderful phone. Beautiful color and works great. Great camera

Sleek design, sharp camera, smooth performance, display

I moved from an iPhone to an Android base phone. I highly recommend it. I reach for the phone less and less. Battery seems to last a long time and I love the ease of use.

The Google Pixel 10 is a well‑built smartphone that delivers impressive camera performance, smooth software experience, and reliable daily performance, though its battery life and raw processing power may lag behind top-tier competitors.

Very much impressed by the quality of the product and of the graphics. The AI is impressive. Very much like this product and would definitely recommend to friends and family.

Great phone with awesome camera, I already had a pixel 9 pro XL and bought this one for my mother. The phone is decent in terms of handling and overall quality.

Bought this phone for my wife, and she's in love with it. She's been on the Pixel line for several years now. Screen is gorgeous, camera is great, battery life is great. As she has smaller hands, she loves this one in particular because it's "her" sized.

THE BEST CAMERA AND VIDEO SIZE PERFECT COLOR NICE I LIKE