Evaluating Google Pixel 10 vs. Samsung Galaxy S25

The wait is over. We now know every part we have to know in regards to the Google Pixel 10, which suggests it is time to do some comparin’.

Google bared all throughout its Made by Google occasion, giving us a take a look at specs and options for its newest batch of flagship smartphones. In fact, this comes a number of months after Samsung did the identical factor with the Galaxy S25 line. I guess you already know what’s coming subsequent.

That is proper — we’re placing these base fashions face to face. Remember we have simply begun testing the brand new Pixel 10 collection, so we’ll have extra insights to share quickly.

How do these two Android titans stack as much as each other?

Pixel 10 vs. Galaxy S25: Value

Our first class might be going to be the shortest and best one to litigate. Each of those telephones begin at $799.

See? That was straightforward. Let’s transfer on.

Design

So far as design is anxious, each of those telephones…principally simply appear to be smartphones. Nevertheless, Google and Samsung do have considerably distinct visible languages for his or her telephones, and each the Pixel 10 and Galaxy S25 carry ahead what every model had been doing in years prior.

In different phrases, their rear digicam arrays look totally different. Samsung’s is vertically oriented, with all three lenses stacked on prime of each other, free from any type of boxed in digicam bump. Google’s is the overall reverse; three lenses housed in a horizontally oriented digicam bar that stops the cellphone from sitting flush on a flat floor. That is finally a matter of non-public desire, although admittedly the Google digicam bar seems to be extra futuristic, if that is your factor.

The extra generic Galaxy S25.
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As for colours, Samsung has extra choices than Google. The Galaxy S25 is available in seven colours: Navy, Mint, Icy Blue, Silver Shadow, Blueblack, Coralred, and Pinkgold. It must be famous that the latter three choices are on-line exclusives. As for Pixel 10, you simply get 4 decisions: Indigo, Frost, Lemongrass, and Obsidian.

Specs

The bottom S25 is the one on the left.
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Listed here are how the essential specs for the Google Pixel 10 look:

• 6.3-inch show with 1080×2424 decision and adaptive 60-120Hz refresh charge

• Google Tensor G5 chip

• 4,970mAh battery promising 30+ hours of life

• 12GB RAM

• 128GB/256GB storage

And listed here are the equal specs on Galaxy S25:

To place that into layman’s phrases, each telephones include very related shows and the identical quantity of RAM. Nevertheless, issues diverge from there. The 2 telephones use solely totally different processors, however till the Pixel 10 is definitely on the market in public (we have simply begun our inside testing course of), it is laborious to say which one is best proper now, each when it comes to on a regular basis efficiency and benchmark scores. Prior to now, Snapdragon chips have had higher benchmarks than Tensor, however the precise day-to-day usability has been related sufficient to kind of negate that.

Samsung’s cellphone additionally has a 512GB storage possibility in the event you’re prepared to spend more cash. Google doesn’t provide that a lot storage on Pixel 10, although Google has its personal cloud storage service. Battery life can be going to be one thing to observe because the Pixel 10 rolls out publicly, as Google’s cellphone has a considerably bigger cell inside it than Samsung’s handset. Whether or not or not that interprets into considerably higher battery life is unclear at this level, however it’s positively value keeping track of.

AI options

Each telephones can do stay translation throughout calls.
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It will take endlessly to stipulate each single little AI function that each of those telephones have, however put merely, Google’s latest handset did so much to catch as much as Samsung.

For starters, Samsung already had stay language translation throughout cellphone calls, in addition to a personalised day by day hub that includes your schedule, any duties it is advisable full throughout that day, the climate forecast, and information you need to use. Pixel 10 launched very related (or principally precisely the identical) options, however with totally different names. Each telephones are additionally suitable with Gemini Dwell, in the event you like speaking to your cellphone as if it is an individual. We should always word that Google’s stay translation function samples your voice, one thing different cell translation instruments cannot but do.

There are additionally suites of picture modifying and picture era software program to fiddle with on each units. For what it is value, Google’s appear a bit extra complete. Each telephones have the flexibility to generatively edit images by highlighting objects and transferring them round to the consumer’s liking, and even including issues that did not exist to the images. You possibly can tune out undesirable audio in movies on each units, too.

Pixel 10 introduces text-based picture modifying, in case your potential to explain what you need is best than your potential to really make the edits your self. Pixel 10’s Digital camera Coach additionally makes use of AI to assist customers compose higher pictures, although it stays to be seen how nicely this works. So far as I can inform, Samsung’s cellphone would not have equal options to those simply but.

On steadiness, Google will get the sting when it comes to AI, which should not be a shock, as Google has its personal AI fashions. If you happen to go for the Pixel 10 Professional, Professional XL, or Professional Fold, you may additionally get a free yr of Google’s AI Professional plan, which is not accessible with the bottom Pixel 10. So, in the event you actually care about AI, you might be happier with the Pixel 10 Professional anyway.

Cameras

Sorry, no digicam testing on Pixel 10 simply but.
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As for cameras, that is an space the place Samsung would’ve had a giant benefit, had Google not made one main change to the bottom Pixel 10 this yr. Listed here are the Pixel 10’s digicam specs:

• Rear cameras: 48MP vast, 13MP ultrawide, 10.8MP telephoto with 5x optical zoom and Tremendous Res Zoom as much as 20x

• Entrance digicam: 10.5MP

And here is how the Galaxy S25 compares:

• Rear cameras: 50MP vast, 10MP ultrawide, 12MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom and digital zoom as much as 30x

• Entrance digicam: 12MP

The digicam array on the Galaxy S25.
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Whereas there are minor variations to contemplate when it comes to megapixel counts, these are two fairly related digicam arrays on the floor. The large benefit Samsung would have had previous to this yr is the presence of a 3rd telephoto lens on the again. Sadly for Samsung, Google added one this yr and its optical zoom is best on paper. Prior to now, I’ve had significantly better luck with zoom lenses on Pixel telephones than Samsung telephones, for no matter that is value.

Pixel telephones basically are usually wonderful for pictures, in my expertise. Or, no less than the type of pictures that folks like me who aren’t good at taking images love to do, resembling snapping pics of random cats I meet on the road.

Prime gives on these smartphones

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