The best new features of the Pixel 10 lineup

Google released four Pixel 10 models: Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The devices include built-in magnets called Pixelsnap to secure alignment with wireless chargers and will have official Pixelsnap accessories. The Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro Fold are Qi2-certified for up to 15W wireless charging, while the 10 Pro XL is Qi2.2-certified for up to 25W. The phones add a 5x telephoto lens offering claimed "10x optical image quality" and "Super Res Zoom up to 20x." The Pixel 10's main and ultrawide sensors are smaller than the Pixel 9's. The Pixel 10 Pro Fold gains an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance.

Google is finally catching up with Apple by building magnets directly into the Pixel 10 series to help make sure the phones snap right onto a wireless charger. The company is branding this as "Pixelsnap," and it will sell Pixelsnap accessories like an official charger that you can buy. The Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro Fold are all Qi2-certified, meaning they support wireless charging speeds of up to 15W, while the 10 Pro XL is Qi2.2-certified, so it supports wireless charging speeds of up to 25W. (The Pixel 10 lineup has faster wired charging speeds as well.)

Google is adding a third camera to the Pixel 10: a 5x telephoto lens that it says offers "10x optical image quality" and "Super Res Zoom up to 20x." However, while it's nice that Google is no longer forcing you to buy one of its more expensive options just to get a telephoto lens, the Pixel 10's main and ultrawide cameras are a slight downgrade from the Pixel 9, at least on paper. The Pixel 10 has a 48MP main camera and a 13MP ultrawide camera, down from the Pixel 9's 50MP main camera and 48MP ultrawide.

Google's newest foldable has an IP68 dust and water ingress rating, meaning that it's significantly more resistant to dust than the Pixel 9 Pro Fold and many other foldables. That 6 in the rating means the Pixel 10 Pro Fold is " dust-tight," which is a big improvement over the IPX8 rating for the previous-generation Fold and a step up from the IP48 rating for Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 7.

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