iPhone 17's Competition: Google Launches New Pixel 10 Smartphones

[CharlesShaw]

It's sad to see that Apple is no longer the brand that pushes the mobile design forward.

Because the competition is also stuck doing whatever Apple did last?

 

[WarmWinterHat]

It'll look more like this, which is (probably) the most accurate and detailed render so far, showing the layout of the new antenna system. Perhaps an acquired taste, but the design is really growing on me.

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It's growing alright...

 

[Peepeenuts]

I'm curious how dust and debris interact with the screen and joint. When the clam is closed is there a gap between the two halves? I am super skeptical about the durability of the finish on the screen. Obviously this is going to be our invertible "phone" future but there sure seems to be a lot of vulnerabilities. One step foraward a few backwards. Durability, moving parts, water resistance...

Not well. There’s not much of a gap as far as I know, but dust and debris manages to get in there and ruin the display anyway. I think the problem is that you get dust/debris while unfolded, and it ruins the screen when you fold it. It’s pretty common to damage the screen with your fingernails as well…

I’m mostly familiar with the Samsung flip/fold tho. I do like the foldables, but they are fragile.

Apple is really missing out on the repair profits of the folding devices to say the least…

 

[averagenerd81]

With the hideous UI change in iOS 26, I am no longer a fan of the direction the iPhone is going. The Pixel might be something I take a look at.

 

[nostaws]

The fact that it opens up, makes it a tablet.

I am wholly in the apple ecosystem (for a variety of reasons), but I also had a Fold Z, and I loved opening it up, and reading, and working on it.

folding phones make barely any sense.

folding tablets however...that I can see.

 

[transpo1]

Apple is behind in AI and behind in hardware (no foldable yet), which may lose them marketshare; not necessarily to Google, but to Samsung’s future devices. Add to that the interesting AI devices that OpenAI may come out within the future; one day, perhaps even a phone. Apple will have to pull out all the stops to maintain their marketshare and profitability. That means— innovate.

 

[AppleTO]

It'll look more like this, which is (probably) the most accurate and detailed render so far, showing the layout of the new antenna system. Perhaps an acquired taste, but the design is really growing on me.

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Wow, that's awful. So we're back to (slightly) rounded corners again?

 

[aespana]

I really like Pixel phones. I have a Pixel 5 and it have a really good camera, good performance and an amazing battery life.

For me is clear that if I need to go to Android, I would be using a Pixel but.. I'm kind of anti AI so seeing all these AI things google is doing always throw me back to iPhones. Currenty using a 13 Mini and man, I will have a really hard time when the time to upgrade this little phone reach me

 

[BGrifter]

It'll look more like this, which is (probably) the most accurate and detailed render so far, showing the layout of the new antenna system. Perhaps an acquired taste, but the design is really growing on me.

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Oh no, the Ur-Quan have arrived!

 

[GioGiusi]

Lol what ugly ass POS.

 

[Kylo83]

So what’s the update to the pixel, apart from MagSafe, all the software Gemini features will be for iPhones and any pixel phone using Gemini app

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Wife uses a Pixel 8 and absolutely loves it, and has no interest in upgrading. It's been a fantastic phone. If I was in the market for a phone right now, it would be the 16e or a base Pixel (non-folding); those are literally the only phones that currently interest me.

5x telephoto, 120hz screen, and an open app-store ecosystem on the base Pixel 10 for $799. Not sure why I would pick an iPhone over that.

I'm sure we all here can give you 10,000 reasons, but I will just give you one:
• It runs Android.

 

[MayaUser]

folding phones make barely any sense.

folding tablets however...that I can see.

Folding tablet you cannot carry it almost everywhere, is like a laptop

 

[turbineseaplane]

It's growing alright...

We are getting there!

Almost back to the 5C case design being perfect as a new "TechWoven" product

 

[slippery-pete]

But wait a minute. There is a camera bump! I thought only the iPhone had a camera bump???

 

[Apple_Robert]

It's sad to see that Apple is no longer the brand that pushes the mobile design forward.

As a whole, I don't really care what the competition is doing or whether or not Apple is the number 1 kid of the playground. If Apple makes quality products that interest me and make my life a little easier and enjoyable, I will continue to buy their products. If that changes, I will then take a look at what the other companies are offering.

 

[macconservative]

One of the main features that I like on the androids is the ability to live translate phone calls and live translate whatsapp. I am hoping that ios26 will accomplish this. Honestly that is the only reason that I have to think about androids

 

[diamornte]

"Can you tell me where the air filter is?" "It's that black thing." Wow, I am so jealous of their AI.

 

[smorrissey]

I’ll stick with apple. We’re basically married.

and now Imagine if you were going to divorce $$$$

 

[coolfactor]

It's sad to see that Apple is no longer the brand that pushes the mobile design forward.

It was inevitable. Apple succeeds at reinventing or creating markets, not so much at simply existing in one.

I'm amazed at how well Google is executing with their hardware development.

 

[macconservative]

So what’s the update to the pixel, apart from MagSafe, all the software Gemini features will be for iPhones and any pixel phone using Gemini app

I think each company's upgrade template is, "this is by far the most advanced "Iphone, Galaxy, Pixel" in the world today.

 

[ab2c4]

Google used to make great phones, I had some of them, but it's a hard pass for me. Those phones are too heavy and they need to bring back the rounded sides/edges before I will buy another one of them.

 

[UliBaer]

Just watching their live stream on youtube.

Really impressive news so far - not only regarding the Pixel 10! 👍

PS: It's live - hint, hint, hint...

 

[russell_314]

The competition in question:

Google employee: how many Pixel 10s have we sold?

Google employee 2: three

If it wasn’t true it would be funny. Wait it might be both! 😂

If for some reason I had to buy an android phone it would be a Pixel. It’s not an iPhone but it would be better than no phone

 

[jouster]

It's not great, but it looks better than this one:

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To be fair, that one is imaginary.