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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Pixel 10 Pro XL review: Google’s superphone gets AI and magnetic upgrades

The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL held in a hand showing the home screen.
Google’s largest Pixel is a weighty, two-hand hold for big-phone fans. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

Google’s Pixel superphone is back, packed with a bigger battery, faster charging, magnetic accessories and even more cutting-edge AI tools to try to usurp Apple and Samsung as the monarchs of really big phones.

The Pixel 10 Pro XL is the largest slab phone Google makes and is one of the biggest available in Europe and the US. It costs £1,199 (€1,299/$1,199/A$1,999), sitting above its smaller sibling the Pixel 10 Pro and below the upcoming folding Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and competing directly with Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra.

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