It feels like Google has been through the gauntlet with its Pixel smartphones. The company definitely took its lumps after moving to Tensor chipsets with the Pixel 6, but it felt like the plan was finally coming together. The Pixel 8 Pro was the first time since the Pixel 2 XL that I had confidence carrying around a Google flagship, and the company built on that success with the Pixel 9 series.
I expected more of the same with the Pixel 10 Pro XL, and that’s what I got. I’ve been pleased with the hardware, and the software experience is solid. There’s always background noise with Pixels, but most of it is overblown.
