Google’s Pixel 10 Pro & Pro XL are here with 100x zoom and live translation

Google’s pro-grade Pixel 10 is ready for its time in the spotlight.

At its Made by Google event on Wednesday, Google will officially reveal the Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL phones. Like the rest of the Pixel 10 lineup, many of the upgrades this year are pretty incremental, but that doesn’t mean some of them won’t be extremely meaningful. Pixel 10 Pro starts at $999, and the Pro XL, which is essentially the same phone with a bigger display and battery, starts at $1,199.

We recently got the chance to preview the new Pixel 10 series, and we’ll be publishing an in-depth review in the days ahead. While the Pixel 10 Pro does deliver improvements over last year’s Pixel 9 Pro, they’re definitely incremental improvements. We’ll reserve judgment on whether it’s worth the upgrade until we’ve finished testing the new Pixel 10 series, but until then, you can check out the specifications and decide for yourself.

Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL: Specifications

Both the Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL come in four colors: Moonstone, Jade, Porcelain, and Obsidian. They come with considerable RAM and storage upgrades over the base Pixel 10, though they have the same processor.

Here are the relevant specs for Pixel 10 Pro:

• 6.3-inch display with 1280×2856 resolution and 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate

• 3,300 nits peak brightness

• 16GB RAM

• 128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB storage

• Google Tensor G5 chipset

• 4,870mAh battery

• Rear cameras: 50MP wide, 48MP ultrawide, 48MP telephoto

• Front camera: 42MP

Most of the Pixel 10 Pro XL’s specs are exactly the same, with an obvious difference being a 6.8-inch display instead of 6.3 inches. Pro XL also has a very beefy 5,200mAh battery inside it, though Google is promising more than 30 hours of battery life on both devices. As with all other Pixel 10 phones, both of these handsets also support Qi2 wireless charging. One other minor thing to note is that the Pro XL’s base storage is 256GB this year, so there isn’t a 128GB option anymore.

The Pixel 10 Pro: What about the cameras?

The big reason to opt for the 10 Pro? The superior camera array, front and back.
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The cameras this year haven’t undergone huge (or any) changes in terms of megapixel counts, but one big thing Google did is increase Super Res Zoom capabilities from 30x all the way to 100x. We’ll see how that works in practice, but given the excellent telephoto zoom quality on previous Pixel phones, this is potentially very exciting. The newer and bigger batteries are also a big plus, considering the fact that battery life was a common complaint with previous Pixel phones.

If you’re interested in shooting 8K video, you’ll need to purchase either the Pro or Pro XL, as the base model Pixel 10 doesn’t have this capability.

Pixel 10 Pro: What else is new?

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Besides the 100x zoom, the biggest changes of note are the Qi2 wireless charging capabilities and new AI features powered by Google Gemini.

Google has also provided a smattering of new AI features to all of the Pixel 10 phones, including live translation during phone calls and a new “Magic Cue” feature that can do context-sensitive things like bring up your flight info while you call the airline. Daily Hub also provides a new, well, hub for all the information you might need in a day, including the weather forecast and your schedule. This seems very similar to the Now Brief feature from recent Samsung phones, so Google is keeping up with the Joneses here, so to speak.

Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL: Release date and preorder

Google Pixel 10 Pro ($999) and Pro XL ($1,199) launch on Aug. 28 and are available for preorder now.