Subj : The Google Pixel 9 Pro was our Phone of the Year in 2024, but I c To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Tue Aug 12 2025 14:45:08 The Google Pixel 9 Pro was our Phone of the Year in 2024, but I can't see the Pixel 10 Pro repeating the feat in 2025 heres why Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:41:20 +0000 Description: Google's 2024 flagship has raised the expectation bar for its imminent successor, the Google Pixel 10 Pro. FULL STORY ====================================================================== 2024 was a strange year for phones. Software packages like Galaxy AI, Google Gemini, and Apple Intelligence dominated keynotes and marketing campaigns, while hardware innovations were, for the most part, relegated to the sidelines. On the outside, the best phones of 2024 were largely indistinguishable from their predecessors, with the exception of the Google Pixel 9 Pro , which felt properly different from the Pixel 8 Pro before it. Google refreshed its tired Pixel lineup with a more grown-up, modern-looking phone, and the Pixel 9 Pro also boasted the cleanest implementation of AI wed seen at the time (Samsungs Galaxy AI has arguably caught up since then). For those reasons, the Pixel 9 Pro earned our Phone of the Year award for 2024 . But judging by what Ive seen so far of the Pixel 10 Pro, I dont see Googles next flagship repeating the feat in 2025. The Pixel 10 Pro is set to debut at this years Made by Google showcase on August 20 , but its already been semi-unveiled in an official teaser video , and countless leaks and rumors have given us an almost nailed-on idea of what to expect. An official image of a phone believed to be the Pixel 10 Pro in Moonstone (Image credit: Google) Itll reportedly look almost identical to the Pixel 9 Pro, use a more powerful Tensor G5 chipset, and its battery will be marginally larger. Well also, of course, get some new colors, including a fetching Moonstone shade . On the software side, the Pixel 10 Pro is rumored to launch with a new photography feature called Camera Coach , which will use AI to analyse images fed through the camera and offer contextual suggestions. And thats pretty much it. Where the Pixel 9 Pro represented a major generational leap over the Pixel 8 Pro, the Pixel 10 Pro will seemingly be an iterative upgrade over the Pixel 9 Pro. It wont have the same feeling of newness or innovation, and as a result, Im not expecting it to scoop this years Phone of the Year award on that basis alone. The Google Pixel 9 Pro was our Phone of the Year in 2024 (Image credit: Blue Pixl Media) Weirdly, though, I dont see this as a bad thing. In all areas except raw power, the Pixel line has caught up to the best iPhones and best Samsung phones , and now Google can afford to do what both Apple and Samsung do so often: innovate iteratively. I know that sounds strange dont we, as tech fans, hate iterative upgrades? but we cant shower the Pixel 9 Pro with praise and then expect (or want) Google to bring an entirely new product to the table the very next year. It got so much right with the Pixel 9 Pro, and its unrealistic to expect its successor to bowl us over in quite the same way. If I were a Pixel fan, Id be OK with that. Heck, as an iPhone user, Ive already written about how the Pixel 10 Pro in Moonstone will test my loyalty to Apple . I think the phone looks great it just doesnt look particularly new. Who knows? Maybe those aforementioned upgrades will be enough to see the Pixel 10 Pro scoop our Phone of the Year award in 2025. Im simply suggesting that Google has made a rod for its own back with the success of the Pixel 9 Pro. Are you looking forward to the Pixel 10 Pro? Let us know in the comments below. You might also like 5 ways the Google Pixel 10 Pro can get ahead of the iPhone 17 Pro and Galaxy S26 Ultra The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL just got shown off in two subdued shades The Google Pixel 10 might let you edit photos with your voice (yes, really) ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/the-google-pixel-9-pro-wa s-our-phone-of-the-year-in-2024-but-i-cant-see-the-pixel-10-pro-repeating-the- feat-in-2025-heres-why --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .