Every Pixel Device Announced At Made By Google This Week: 10 Pro Fold, Watch, Buds, More

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It's that clip of nan twelvemonth again. No, not Apple's merchandise launch -- that's next month. I'm talking astir Made by Google 2025. The tech elephantine held its yearly arena connected Wednesday, wherever it showed disconnected its upcoming releases; namely nan Pixel 10 series, Pixel Watch 4, and nan Pixel Buds 2a.

Also: I went hands-on pinch each Google Pixel 10 exemplary - and was amazed by nan 1 I loved most

We managed to get a sneak peek astatine nan devices up of nan large day, and we're present to stock everything we know. Admittedly, nary of nan hardware announcements are ace surprising. We've had a beautiful bully thought that nan aforementioned devices were going to beryllium headliners, particularly since Google unveiled nan Pixel 10 bid early successful July.

It isn't each hardware reveals, however, arsenic nan arena packs a fewer notable surprises -- including caller smartphone features for illustration Magic Cue and Pixelsnap. Google provided a much entertaining look during its presentation, but here's a speedy breakdown of each nan products and package updates being shown disconnected astatine Made by Google.

1. Google Pixel 10 series: Pro, XL, and Fold

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Google's Pixel 10 bid is nan prima of nan show. The statement consists of 4 models: nan guidelines Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Unlike nan erstwhile generation, this batch isn't an overhaul of nan Pixel line. It chiefly builds connected what nan Pixel 9 statement brought to nan table.

Pixel 10: Starting pinch nan guidelines model, nan Pixel 10 sports a 6.3-inch Actua display, 12GB of RAM, and a caller 5x telephoto camera alongside nan 50MP wide and 48MP ultrawide lenses. This caller action delivers 10x optical image value and Super Res Zoom up to 20x, letting you seizure high-quality close-up shots from further away. Pricing starts astatine $799, and nan exemplary will beryllium disposable successful Obsidian (black), Indigo (blue), Frost (white), and Lemongrass (green).

Pixel 10 Pro: The Pro exemplary is akin successful size, sporting a 6.3-inch Super Actua show that outputs astatine a caller highest brightness of 3,300 nits. Notable upgrades see 16GB of RAM, a purported 30-hour artillery life, and a amended 5x telephoto lens, allowing nan Pixel 10 Pro to support 100x Pro Res Zoom for great-looking closeups. Prices commencement astatine $999, and it'll beryllium disposable successful Obsidian (black), Moonstone (gray), Porcelain (white), and Jade (green).

Also: I'm a longtime iPhone user, but Google conscionable sold maine connected nan Pixel 10 pinch these features

Pixel 10 Pro XL: The Pixel 10 Pro XL has galore of nan aforesaid features and specifications arsenic nan Pixel 10 Pro, pinch 1 awesome difference: It has a 6.8-inch Super Actua display. Prices commencement astatine $1,199, and it'll beryllium disposable successful nan aforesaid colors arsenic nan 10 Pro.

Pixel 10 Pro Fold: The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is larger than nan erstwhile generation, boasting a 6.4-inch Actua outer show and an 8-inch Super Actua soul display. Google made absorbing creation changes, namely what it describes arsenic a "new gearless, high-strength hinge" that allows nan 10 Pro Fold to past complete 10 years of changeless opening and closing. 

Perhaps much importantly, nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold is nan first foldable telephone to characteristic an IP68 rating, providing complete protection against particulate and allowing it to past little submersion underwater. Its closest competitor, nan Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, only supports an IP48 rating. Pricing for nan Fold starts astatine $1,799, and it'll beryllium disposable successful 2 colors: Moonstone and Jade.

All 4 models tally connected Google's caller Tensor G5 chipset, which nan institution says is 60% much powerful than nan erstwhile procreation Tensor G4. Each smartphone boasts 30-hour artillery life, cardinal support from Gemini AI, and receives 7 years of package and information updates. Preorders for nan Pixel 10 bid person begun, August 20, pinch unfastened income readiness starting adjacent week connected August 28.

You will person to hold a while to bid nan Pixel 10 Pro Fold, arsenic it won't beryllium disposable until October 9.

2. Magic Cue, Pixelsnap, and much AI tools

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Google is erstwhile again utilizing artificial intelligence (AI)  to elevate nan personification experience. This time, nan institution is focused connected improving AI assistance connected its smartphones to make definite features easier to use. Additionally, Google is making an absorbing creation alteration that could revamp nan measurement group interact pinch their Pixel phones.

Also: How to clear your Android telephone cache (and springiness it a superior velocity boost)

Magic Cue: Magic Cue is different individual adjunct AI, but 1 that's much proactive. Instead of waiting for your input, nan characteristic anticipates your needs and suggests actions aliases provides accusation "based connected nan discourse of your phone." For example, let's opportunity you're calling your hose astir an upcoming flight. Magic Cue will instantly bring up your formation specifications during nan call.

Camera updates: All Pixel 10 models will person 2 caller camera features. First is Camera Coach, which will supply suggestions connected really to group up shots aliases urge definite camera modes to use. Auto Best Take allows nan telephone to harvester akin photographs into 1 cleanable image. Then there's nan improved Add Me. While functioning overmuch for illustration before, nan characteristic now lets you adhd nan photographer to bigger group photos.

Pixelsnap: Pixelsnap is simply a caller magnetic exertion that will beryllium included connected each Pixel 10 phones. It allows users to threat Qi2-compatible wireless chargers, stands, and grips to nan backmost of nan device. If that sounds familiar, iPhones person supported akin technology for years.

Also: PixelSnap is nan MagSafe for Android phones we've been waiting for - here's our first look

To coincide pinch nan implementation of Pixelsnap, Google will beryllium rolling retired supporting accessories. The Pixelsnap Charger ($40) provides Qi2 wireless charging up to 25W. The Pixelsnap Charger pinch Stand ($70) does nan aforesaid point but sports a unchangeable dock to support smartphones. Then there's nan Pixelsnap Ring Stand ($30) for hands-free viewing. Google will besides merchandise typical Pixelsnap compatible telephone cases astatine $50 each.

3. Google Pixel Buds 2a

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Google is revealing nan Pixel Buds 2a, a caller budget-friendly type of nan Pixel Buds 2 Pro. Housed wrong nan acquainted egg-shaped case, nan institution says this brace is nan first A-Series earbuds to characteristic Active Noise Cancelation pinch Silent Seal 1.5 to artifact retired extracurricular noise. To perceive nan surrounding environment, users tin activate Transparency Mode to let sound to walk through. 

Google's Pixel Buds 2a shares aggregate features pinch nan Buds 2 Pro, including 11mm move drivers, support for spatial audio, and a 5-band equalizer for adjusting nan bass, treble, and different parts of nan audio. The buds tally connected nan Tensor A1 chipset and boast a 20-hour artillery life pinch nan charging case.

Also: I compared nan caller $130 Pixel Buds to Apple, Sony and Bose - here's really Google wins

The Pixel Buds 2a will beryllium disposable connected shop shelves connected October 9 for $130, and successful 2 colors: Hazel (black) and Iris (light blue). Preorders unfastened today, August 20. There is nary connection connected erstwhile nan Pixel Buds 3 Pro will rotation out. However, if Google follows nan aforesaid shape pinch nan Buds Pro and Buds 2 Pro, expect caller earbuds adjacent year.

4. Google Pixel Watch 4

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Rounding retired nan database is nan Pixel Watch 4. Google's early wearable introduces aggregate creation updates and other information features. 

Like nan Pixel Watch 3, this exemplary sports an Actua 360 domed show made retired of reliable Corning Gorilla Glass. However, this generation's touchscreen is 10% larger than earlier and 50% brighter, boasting 3,000 nits. Its artillery sees an betterment too, now lasting a purported 40 hours connected a azygous complaint for nan 45mm exemplary and 30 hours for nan 41mm watch. 

Also: I tried Pixel Watch 4 - and these are my 7 favourite upgrades successful Google's caller watch

Both sizes are gaining 25% faster charging speeds, on pinch a redesigned charging strategy that now flanks nan broadside separator of nan watch alternatively of nan mediate surface. How this plays retired successful nan existent world remains to beryllium tested.

The astir important creation change, however, is that nan Pixel Watch 4 tin really beryllium repaired. Google says nan wearable is its "first watch designed pinch serviceability successful mind" arsenic users are capable to switch nan show and battery.

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Many information features recovered connected nan Pixel Watch 4 are carryovers from nan Pixel Watch 3. You person Loss of Pulse, which allows nan Watch 4 to telephone for an ambulance if it detects that your bosom has stopped beating. Fall and Crash Detection contacts emergency services if it detects that you've had a bad autumn aliases were successful a car accident.

There is simply a caller characteristic successful each this. Pixel Watch 4 LTE has an SOS outer connection usability that enables users to interaction emergency services if they're ever successful a location without immoderate cellular aliases Wi-Fi connections.

Also: The champion smartwatches 2025: I wore these for weeks and recovered nan cleanable 1 for your wrist

The Pixel Watch 4 will beryllium disposable successful 2 different sizes: 41mm and 45mm, pinch colors correlating to a definite size. The 45 Pixel Watch 4 will person 3 colors for its wrist bands: black, white, and gray. The 41mm Pixel Watch 4 keeps nan achromatic and achromatic wrist bands, but besides throws successful Iris bluish and Lemongrass greenish bands.

The 41mm Pixel Watch 4 will unit for $350, while nan 45mm exemplary will beryllium a spot much costly astatine $400. Preorders spell unrecorded today, August 20. The wearable is group to deed shop shelves connected October 9.