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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great little upgrade for me
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
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Awesome phone! I had my pixel 6 for over 3 years and decided to upgrade to this one and I couldn't be happier with all the upgrades. Slightly smaller and lighter and the new picture settings make all my pictures great!
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Bought for my wife, she loves it. Simple and affordable (when on sale). Ditch the Apple hivemind and go with a product that's just as good for half the cost.
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First thing - go to settings>display&touch> toggle Smooth Display. By default it's set at 60Hz and you'll see stuttering like the phone is running in slow motion. Change that setting and things will feel a lot smoother as it ramps from 60-120Hz.
Another thing, unlike a lot of other phone mfgs, Google still allows you to unlock the bootloader.
Now, to the phone!
For a mid-range phone, Google has hit the sweet spot. Not as laggy and underperforming like some of the lower end phones but not as expensive as a higher end phone. Sure there are trade off, but if you want a more pocketable phone and not break the bank, the Pixel 10 is for you.
One change that I'm not in favor of is the eSIM only. I didn't have any issues activating it, but it would have been tons easier to just shut down my old phone and swap the SIM into the Pixel. So be prepared expect issues or calling your phone company if you get an unlocked phone and activate it yourself. If you're lucky like I was you only have to hit your provider's web page and activate the new phone.
The screen looks as good an any modern OLED screen should look. But the brightness is kinda low. On my other phones, indoors is usually around 0-20%. With the Pixel I have to set it at 60% in normal lighting to match. However, it gets way darker when set to 0% - almost like it's actually near 0! I don't see an scenario where I'd need the brightness that low.
What do I love the most about the phone - the camera. It's a bit lower end than the Pro versions, but it's significantly better than most my other non-Pixel phones. At 100% crop it looks more like an old digital camera processing instead of a nasty finger paint effect so many other phones use. Still getting the hang of the camera but loving the quality!
Now the biggest feature is the AI stuff jam packed into the phone. I don't really use a whole lot of the AI features mainly because I'm kinda set in my way of doing things. So I need to add each new feature one at a time to see how I can make it fit into my routine. I haven't found a good use with Magic Cue yet, but it looks promising. Only problem is that it doesn't work with non-Google apps.
As for benchmarks... I didn't get the phone to run benchmarks. If it runs all the tasks I need smoothly then it runs fast enough. If there are performance issues, then I'll run some to troubleshoot. Benchmarks are a tool and don't only give a piece of the whole.
So far I'm loving the Pixel 10 and I think I may stick with Google as my phone mfg of choice from now on. No waiting on patches or updates or worried if your mfg is gonna support your phone before you pay it off. 7yrs of updates on the Pixel is plenty.
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Great product at a competitive price from Best Buy. However, I expected Best Buy to do the transfer from my old phone to the new phone; but they were busy and refused.
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Upgraded from a Pixel 6 to the pixel 10. Amazed at the new technology. So easy to transfer my data and settings. Love the magnetic charging capability,