I’ve been using the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL for nearly two months now, and I keep getting surprised by how good the camera is. I know, I know, this is a Pixel, it’s supposed to have a good camera. But my past year with the Pixel 9 Pro XL left me with a sour taste in my mouth.
The Pixel 9 underwhelmed me, repeatedly, with its camera performance. I’d see a beautiful, colorful scene, try to snap it, and get a boring, lifeless shot instead. While the Google Pixel 10 series fixes this, it has opened my eyes to how bad the Pixel 9 has been, so much so that I think what Google has done to that camera and its users is criminal.