Google Pixel 10 Pro XL: What Real Users Actually Think

Phone related subreddits (well, really most subreddits) are just very very negative in general so I wouldn't worry about what you see on here. 10 pro XL is a pretty significant improvement over the 7 pro in all those areas you mentioned. If you're happy with the phone so far, then that should be all that matters.

I've had the 10 Pro XL myself since launch day, and it handles all games, video playback, scrolling, and camera captures with ease and grace. And more than 40% battery at EOD. I don't know what everyone is asking for.

The phone runs an outdated 24.3 driver version with Vulkan 1.3 as of this writing, despite Imagination Technologies releasing a new 25.1 driver in August that brings Android 16, Vulkan 1.4, and broader OpenCL extension support. It is not clear if and when Google would deploy this GPU driver update in a future OTA release.

The power consumption measurements are fascinating, and may perhaps explain some of the contradictory claims about battery we've seen on the 10 series. Against the 9 Pro XL, the 10 Pro XL performs better across the board in every category except idle minimums, where it performs the worst out of all phones listed. I wonder if that would lead to poor standby consumption? Anecdotally, that seems to be a pretty common thread in a lot of the 10 series' battery complaints.

Lmao, first gaming test put Genshin at 51FPS@7.1w, that's much worse than Exynos 2400.

I just switched to the iPhone as my current device (no hate on Pixel as it is by far my favorite phone. I still have my Pixel 10 Pro XL). There are definitely some good and bad to both. Pixel reigns when it comes to software in terms of Gboard, speech recognition, and some other little quirks like Now Playing and call screening.

I've been using my Pixel 10 Pro XL for about two weeks now, and I absolutely love it. I previously had an iPhone, so I was a little nervous about switching. However, I haven't encountered a single issue – it doesn't overheat, and the battery life is fantastic.

Tech nerds are irate over benchmarks. Ignore them and enjoy your phone.

Valid critique of Google silicon. Gen 5 but still struggling.

I switched over from an iPhone 14 Pro Max and I absolutely love my Pixel. I was so scared to switch because of everything I read on here, but I have been so happy with it. It doesn't get nearly as hot as my iPhone did and the battery life is WAY better than my iPhone was. I don't miss my iPhone at all.

So glad to hear you had a positive experience. This sub and others are completely unreliable when it comes to reviews of this phone. It's filled to the brim with haters.

How is Google justifying the prices of their devices? Back with the Pixel 6 Pro at least it cost less than equivalent Samsung/iPhone, but now they're more expensive and a lot of the caveats still remain (unreliable/poor battery, weak processors). I really want to like the Pixel, but their inability to nail the fundamentals keeps me from buying one. The camera is not the main selling point anymore, the competition has caught up.

iPhone 16 pro max to Pixel 10 pro XL. No issues, smooth switch, snappy phone, gorgeous photos, my games run, no overheating... It's fine. This sub is just infested with trolls.

It's a good phone and I don't play big games or do anything extra, but the fact is I can't play Pokémon go without it lagging! Frames drop so much, definitely did not have this problem with my 9 pro or even my 9pro fold.

Better speaker, better storage (UFS 4), better BT, no Physical SIM, otherwise the same as the 9 XL. Runs hot under gaming and intense tasks without much improvement over the 9XL. He likes the new AI features. Cameras are pretty much the same across the board. You won't be disappointed, but you definitely don't need to upgrade from 9. You should definitely have a look from Pixel 8.

The same! A pixel 10pro XL coming from a 14 pro max with 90% battery. A bomb, ultra responsive, good speaker sound, incredible photo, the little AI touches I love. The battery: I've had 6h10 of screen usage since 8am and I have 22% left. It is very acceptable. I don't regret the change, very good phone.

Bad relative to the price. It's a perfectly fine phone at $100-150 under its launch price.

For me it's abysmal. Worst battery life for a new phone in years.

I've had the pixel 10 pro xl since launch date and I have to say that there isn't much I'd really complain about. The battery was a concern for the first 3 days but then the battery life just shot up from 4 hours of screen on time to 8-9 hours. It did heat up the first day but I haven't felt it heat up ever since.

I've had all the pixels up to P7. Been using past couple of iPhone gens for something different. Having said that I got tired of iOS and got a P10 pro. One thing I noticed coming from an iPhone is that NFC is way more reliable. Notifications come in way faster especially for 2FA apps like Okta. Battery has been a bit better than older gen pixels but you still really have to watch your settings enabled like the 120hz screen refresh which drains battery.

I switched from iPhone 16 Pro to Pixel 10 Pro XL early last month and love it. My last Pixel was the Pixel 3 before I switched to the iPhone for a few years. Honestly, the main reason is Liquid Glass. Petty, I know, but for some reason I could not get used to it and once Google announced Pixel 10, I was curious and every so often I'd find myself in a store with demo models, testing them and trying to decide if I should switch or not.

People who use their phones as their primary gaming device are probably upset. For everyday use, it's amazing.

Excellent review! I have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and just bought the Pixel 10 pro XL, probably only because I got a 40% discount. I'm shocked how much I like the 10. I like the AI integration, how it handles calls and the cameras are amazing. I think they're much better than the reviews and when editing JPEGs, the AI version is great up until 20x-30x; after that it gets a bit funky.

I went from Pixel 7 to Pixel 10 pro XL. First few months were nothing to scream about, but then I started using the camera more on a couple trips. Love the hand gesture feature when you're taking pictures. LOVE the 'circle to search'. And initially I didn't activate my free year of Gemini Pro. I activated it and goodness... I think I use Gemini Pro every single day a couple dozen times a day. Battery life has been great.

Battery was really bad for me in the first several days but now it's basically the same as my Pixel 9 Pro if not a bit better.

Poor battery life, random bugs almost every time an update comes out.

It's heavy. Other than that it's been a great phone. And I hate the rattling OIS sensor. People say it's normal, but it doesn't change the fact that it sounds shitty. There are reports of LED flash/flashlight problems.

Been using it since it was released basically. I've had the benefit of working in the industry so I've used the S25 Ultra and the Fold 7 this year as well. I'm enjoying the P10PXL most if I'm honest. Has been getting better with every update and now that the battery has been trained with my usage I can't kill it in a day. Recommend.

I feel like most of the complaints are from people who upgraded from the 9 or sometimes 8. But if you are coming from the 7, you won't be disappointed. I, myself, upgraded to a 10 Pro from a regular 8, and I'm liking it.

Trying my best not to be negative. Love pixels, moved from P7P. Love the premium feel and material 3 but we got to highlight issues. Besides the poor battery and Google wallet not working, yesterday my phone went into a mini coma where it wouldn't respond to any touch. Can't restart, nothing. Finally after trying all options, I put it in charge and it came back to life after 20 mins. Never happened before with me in the history of pixels.

Competitive if the prices were dropped, their current pricing doesn't even make sense. The internal hardware used is literally 2-3 years behind. A more acceptable pricing will be: 10 - 256gb $499, 10 pro $649, 10 pro XL $749.

I moved from a 7Pro and have been delighted by the 10PXL. With every penny. I've read the criticisms and while the lack of power in comparison to other brands is correct, I don't find it to have made any difference for me due to my usage as a regular user who loves a good camera system.

I upgraded to a 10 Pro XL from a 7 pro and I'm happy. It feels higher quality, the screen is better, it's faster, no curves, etc. Yes, it's not the fastest, most powerful phone out there but it has the best user experience by far. I'll keep buying them just because of the user experience. Apple ecosystem is too isolated, Samsung is full of bloatware/garbage, OnePlus is too niche.

The audio quality on video recordings is terrible.

Preordered so have had it for 3-4 months. Best phone I've ever had. Super smooth OS, no overheating, magsafe/pixelsnap accessories are awesome, AI features that are actually useful, great screen, and all day battery life for me YMMV. Had P2XL, P4P, P6XL, and P8P. Before those Samsung and iPhone. This takes the cake and it isn't even close in my book.

I've been using the 10 Pro XL for about 6 weeks. It was great at first, but the problems start to add up fast. Google shoves AI down your throat even though it isn't anywhere near good enough to handle many functions. I am barely allowed to weigh in on how my photos get organized. Okay Google doesn't work most of the time on my phone network. Icons disappear. Settings get ignored. Google is up its own ass with censorship. Honestly, the whole thing is a mess.

This is pretty much my experience having moved from the iPhone 15 pro to a pixel 10 pro. The other annoyances I have on iOS compared to android is the size of everything from a UI perspective, the slow feel of the animations vs android, and I much prefer the look of material compared to liquid glass.

Good review. The only thing better on the iPhone 17 pro max is video quality. Pixel 10 xl pro equal or better in most other things.

My biggest, biggest, biggest complaint about the pixel is the battery life. It sucks. Absolutely sucks. I'm not a creator, editor or anything like that. I do use it a lot for work, emails, phone calls, a few videos here and there. The pixel will NOT last me a full day without topping off.

No it is not a beast. No it is not snappy in every situation. The moment you set it to native resolution it starts to lag everywhere. It is terrible at gaming and emulators. It is slow in video editing. It makes bad videos. If you hold it in your hands and do some little things like Insta, X, browsing, it gets warm and feels uncomfortable in your hands. The battery is amazing though, which got better over time.

Sorry to say the Pixel 10 Pro is the worst phone I've ever had. I've had several Pixels and Samsung running Android. I've never had a phone "freeze" (can't even answer incoming calls). There are workarounds but the phone freezing is pretty bad.

I switch from a Samsung S24 Ultra. I've been with Samsung probably since 2013, and I have no regrets whatsoever. I love my Google Pixel 10 XL Pro. I also got the Google Pixel Watch 4 along with it, and again, I have no regrets. The integration of AI into the phone and watch is amazing; my productivity has increased dramatically. I don't game on my phone; my phone is merely for business reasons, and I am very, very happy with the phone.

Had a 7 pro, the 10 pro xl is awesome. Better battery life, feels great all around. Probably my favorite phone I've had so far and im old!

It's trash... The battery life is inconsistent and constantly loses connection to Wi-Fi when clearly in range of it. Add that to also having it connected to att "service". I'd rather go back to my galaxy s20. I'll never get a pixel phone again.

My Pixel 10 Pro XL still fails to give the right answer to 'Hey Google, what's my location?' Off by a mile at least all the time. Location accuracy is on, but it apparently doesn't work. As a result, my micro-weather reports are far from precise. Widgets freeze all the time too, and become unusable. Wi-Fi gets wonky at least once a day. Doesn't happen to my 17 Pro Max.

Definitely steer clear of the pixel series for now. I have the 10 pro and it's riddled from head to toe with bugs and issues. The worst thing is the absolute subpar battery life. With airplane mode and extreme battery saver enabled and no background activity on 95% of apps, I still get 4% battery drain every night. Connectivity issues are the most prominent (WiFi and Bluetooth regularly conk off), display issues are also widespread.

It's a great phone. But if you like to play intense games on it. Don't get it. I play wild rift and it keeps crashing over and over and it's specifically a Google pixel system issue with Google Play. It's very frustrating. Everything else though is top tier and I highly recommend.

I recently switched from Pixel 9 Pro XL to Pixel 10 Pro XL. Although not much of a difference, I do feel the phone is faster, the battery is more sustainable, and the overall experience is just more smooth.