Google Pixel 10 review Singapore: Third camera’s the charm

By Georgia Dixon

Last updated 04 September 2025

Google Pixel 10

Our verdict

The Google Pixel 10 isn’t the monumental update you might expect for the landmark 10th generation of Pixel, but the addition of a new telephoto lens, Pixelsnap and improved battery life is enough to keep Pixel lovers happy and perhaps win some new fans.

From $1,199 RRP

What we love

New telephoto lens with 5x zoom
Pixelsnap
Solid battery life

What could be improved

Underwhelming AI features
Performance lags behind the competition

The essentials

Performance

Perfectly snappy for 99% of users, but slower than rivals.

Battery

Surprisingly good, at least a full day with some to spare.

Screen

Crisp and perfectly sized, but the bezels are on the thicker side.

Camera

Excellent, as expected, with a great new third lens.

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Over the last nine years, the Google Pixel has solidified itself as a mobile photography powerhouse. Even if there’s better hardware on other devices, the Pixel’s image processing is second to none. So, it seems fitting that the best thing about the tenth Pixel iteration would be something to do with photography, and the new telephoto lens is just that.

Of course, there’s much more to the story than just an extra camera. This year, Google is leaning even harder into AI with new features, not to mention pinching an idea or two from Apple (hello, Pixelsnap). So, how does the Pixel 10 fare?

Google Pixel 10 plans

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What we like about the Google Pixel 10

The screen is lovely, not to mention the perfect size. I’m aware that the ideal smartphone size is very subjective, but for me, the Google Pixel 10 is just perfect. It’s not trying to be the thinnest device on the market or boast the biggest screen—it’s just a solid phone that can easily be operated one-handed. The only thing I’d like is thinner bezels, but after a while, you’ll completely forget they’re there.

Pixelsnap is a welcome addition. At first glance, the Pixel 10 is hard to distinguish from its predecessor. Aside from the new camera (which we’ll get into next) and new colourways (Indigo, Frost, Lemongrass and the returning Obsidian), it’s basically identical, sporting the same pill-shaped camera bar and glossy, fingerprint-magnet glass backing. While I’m usually against recycled designs, the Pixel 10 packs enough upgrades to, for the most part, get away with it. One of those upgrades is Pixelsnap, Google’s answer to Apple’s MagSafe, which also happens to be compatible with MagSafe accessories, making switching from iPhone to Pixel easier than ever.

Three lenses, for the first time in a base Pixel. Yep, to ring in its 10th Pixel generation, Google has bestowed the gift of a third camera to the base model Pixel 10, and it’s a great one. The new 10.5MP telephoto lens is capable of 5x optical zoom, allowing for some excellent shots of birds and other distant subjects. It joins a 48MP Quad PD wide lens and a 13MP Quad PD ultrawide lens, which are both downgrades (at least, on paper) from last year’s 50MP and 48MP array, but I had no issues with the photos the Pixel 10 produced.

Google Pixel 10 camera samples

Check out these camera samples taken on the Google Pixel 10. Click or tap on any photo to see a larger version.

A battery that’ll last from dawn til dusk. Last year’s Pixel 9 wasn’t exactly known for its battery life, so my expectations for the Pixel 10 weren’t particularly high. Fortunately, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the small bump in battery size (from 4,700mAh to 4,970mAh) seems to have made a difference. I never struggled to get through a full day of messaging, mobile gaming and doomscrolling TikTok, and on lighter-use days, I even managed to have a little juice left over. It also supports the new Qi2 standard for faster wireless charging, and a 30-minute charge using a 30W wired charger will bring the Pixel 10 from flat to half-full.

What we dislike about the Google Pixel 10

New AI features aren’t quite there yet. As we’ve come to expect from any smartphone release in 2025, Google is hitchin’ its wagon to the AI horse. The result is a bit of a mixed bag. Although Magic Cue, which can contextually pull information across apps to help you plan events and answer questions, sounds great in theory, it currently only works across first-party Google apps, and I wasn’t able to get it to trigger even once during testing. Voice Translate, which translates while preserving the speaker’s natural voice, is cool but limited to just 11 languages. Camera Coach, an AI-powered photography tutor, produces mixed results. All these features have promise, they’re just not quite polished enough.

Google’s Tensor G5 is behind the competition. Google has been producing its own in-house Tensor processors since 2021, and while it’s always lagged a little behind its rivals, the gap has never been wider than with the Tensor G5. In my own benchmarking tests, the iPhone 16 (which is now a year old) reported 44.8% faster single-core performance and 34.7% faster multi-core performance than the Pixel 10. The Samsung Galaxy S25, too, beat the Pixel 10 by 22.8% in single-core performance and 49.5% in multi-core performance. Of course, numbers aren’t everything, and the vast majority of Pixel users will have no trouble at all—only 4K video editors and heavy mobile gamers are likely to notice any difference. It’s just a shame that Google has fallen so far behind.

Google Pixel 10 - Final thoughts

The Google Pixel 10 isn’t the most exciting phone you can buy right now, but that doesn’t stop it from being one of the better Android options in its price range. The new telephoto lens surprised me with how capable it was, and Pixelsnap has made transitioning from iPhone a breeze. The Tensor G5 processor isn’t anything to write home about, but it’s more than capable enough, and while the new AI features aren’t worth the purchase alone, they do have potential.