The price is steep at $1,349 ($999 USD), but for a premium flagship device, it feels worth every dollar. If you want a top-tier smartphone that can also handle content creation without the need to carry multiple devices, the Pixel 10 Pro is more than enough—and a strong contender against its competitors in today’s market.

The Pixel 10 blurs the line further between the base and pro models of Google’s phone series. With a 5x telephoto camera and most of the company’s most powerful AI features, it delivers a lot for a few hundred dollars less than its Pro sibling.

The Pixel 10 is still fundamentally the touchscreen phone experience that Apple pioneered with the original iPhone. Android 16, with the new Material 3 Expressive design language, is still a home screen of app icons and widgets that you tap and swipe through.