Google Pixel 10 Pro Vs. Iphone 16 Pro: I've Tried Both Flagships, And There's An Easy Winner

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After nan occurrence of launching 4 flagship phones past year, Google is group to proceed nan inclination pinch nan caller Pixel 10 series.

The Google Pixel 10 Pro stands retired arsenic perchance nan champion action for galore people. With a starting value of $999, it offers a compelling blend of premium features borrowed from its much costly sibling, each successful nan much manageable size of nan modular Pixel 10.

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The Pixel 10 Pro enters a crowded field, competing straight pinch nan iPhone 16 Pro and nan Galaxy S25 Plus.

Having utilized nan iPhone 16 Pro arsenic my regular driver for nan past year, I've tested it against nan caller Pixel 10 Pro to spot really these 2 flagship phones compare.

You should bargain nan Google Pixel 10 Pro if…

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1. You want nan champion of Google AI

The Pixel telephone lineup unsurprisingly offers nan champion of Google's Gemini AI features. And it is only getting amended pinch nan Pixel 10 Pro. The institution is providing a twelvemonth of Google AI Pro work for free alongside nan acquisition for Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL. So, you get Gemini Pro, including NotebookLM for productivity and Veo 3 text-to-video procreation model. 

The Google Pixel 10 Pro is besides getting a contextual and personalized AI characteristic called Magic Cue. Theoretically, it tin "help link nan dots crossed your integer life by anticipating your needs and proactively suggesting applicable accusation and adjuvant actions based connected nan discourse connected your phone." 

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For instance, if you telephone a company's helpline, your associated specifications (like a formation ticket) will beryllium surfaced automatically. 

You tin still download nan Gemini app to entree Google's AI connected your iPhone, but you won't get nan seamless Pixel AI experience. If you dangle connected Google apps to get activity done and person each your integer life stored connected Google's platforms, nan Pixel 10 Pro is nan amended option.

2. You want a amended telephoto camera

The Google Pixel 10 Pro features a 48MP Quad PD telephoto camera pinch 5x optical zoom, arsenic compared to a 12MP telephoto sensor (also 5x optical zoom) connected nan iPhone 16 Pro. However, megapixels don't solely specify a camera. The Pixel 10 Pro sports a bigger sensor than its Apple counterpart. On paper, it is tin of letting much ray successful and snapping better-looking photos.

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The 12MP 5x tele camera connected iPhone 16 Pro isn't difficult to beat. It struggles successful thing little than agleam daylight and lacks nan zoom capabilities of its Chinese rivals. I'm looking guardant to utilizing nan Google Pixel 10 Pro for my zoom shots and expect it to hit nan iPhone.

3. You want a cool-looking Pro phone

The iPhone 16 Pro bid is lacking successful nosy colors. It comes successful Black Titanium, White Titanium, Natural Titanium, and Desert Titanium -- each of which consciousness a spot lifeless. The past Pro iPhone colour I genuinely loved was Sierra Blue connected my iPhone 13 Pro Max. 

While rumors propose nan iPhone 17 Pro mightiness bring backmost much playful finishes, Google has already beaten Apple to nan punch pinch nan Pixel 10 Pro series. The caller Pixel 10 and Pixel 10 Pro are disposable successful classical Obsidian and Porcelain, arsenic good arsenic bolder Moonstone and Jade options. 

So, if you're spending $1,000 connected a phone, you don't person to settee for thing dull. Plus, you get Google's chopped design, complete pinch nan iconic camera bar—which, successful my opinion, still looks incredibly cool.

4. If you've been envious of this iPhone feature

The Pixel 10 Pro features a MagSafe-like characteristic called PixelSnap. It is based connected Qi2 charging, which offers magnetic accessory support for powerfulness banks, chargers, and more. If you've been connected nan iPhone for a while and want to move platforms, this is nan champion clip to travel to nan Android side. 

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All your MagSafe accessories should technically activity pinch nan Pixel 10 Pro (depending connected magnet power), truthful you don't person to bargain caller accessories alongside your caller phone.

You should bargain nan Apple iPhone 16 Pro if…

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1. You want a lighter Pro phone

The Google Pixel 10 Pro mightiness look amended connected paper, but it's astir 10 grams heavier than nan iPhone 16 Pro. Specifically, nan Pixel weighs 207 grams compared to nan iPhone's 199 grams.

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That eight-gram quality mightiness not look for illustration much, but pinch some phones featuring flat, unergonomic sides, each gram counts -- particularly during extended use. If you mean much than six hours of surface clip a day, nan iPhone 16 Pro could beryllium nan much comfortable choice.

2. You want nan champion societal media experience

While Android has made important progress, iPhones still clasp an advantage successful stableness and app optimization. This is peculiarly noticeable pinch societal media apps for illustration X and Instagram, wherever nan personification acquisition remains smoother connected Apple devices. 

Editing and posting photos and videos from an iPhone to societal media platforms is besides much seamless and businesslike for anyone who regularly creates content.

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If you're leaning toward an iPhone alternatively of nan Pixel 10 Pro, I powerfully urge waiting conscionable a fewer weeks. Apple is expected to motorboat its caller iPhone 17 bid successful early September. It's smart to clasp disconnected connected your determination until aft nan emblematic September 10th motorboat arena to make judge you get nan latest model.