9/8/25, 12:24 PM Google Pixel 10: A history of 10 generations of Pixel
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`Looking back on 10 generations
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`Aug 21,2025 * 5 min read « Share
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`Revisit Pixel’s history to see how much has changed over the years — all
`while our vision to build a phone with features you love that helps you day to
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`day has stayed the same.
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`Chaim Gartenberg
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`9/8/25, 12:24 PM Google Pixel 10: A history of 10 generations of Pixel
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`Yesterday at Made by Google, we unveiled the 10th generation of Pixel. The Pixel 10 series — as well as the
`new Pixel Watch 4 and Pixel Buds 2a — are the latest devices to join the Pixel family. And things have
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`progressed quickly since we introduced our first Pixels nearly a decade ago.
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`On October 4, 2016, we debuted Pixel and Pixel XL. The phones came in an elegant two-tone design and
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`were available in Quite Black, Very Silver and Really Blue — with that subtle “G” on the back.
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`This first generation of Pixel established much of what defines it today: the revolutionary Al-powered
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`camera, helpful (and exclusive) software features and a deeply personalized Google experience.
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`“From day one, Pixel's mission has been to bring the best of Google to users,” says Peter Prunuske, senior
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`director of product management for Pixel.
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`Since that first launch in 2016, we've released dozens of models, including regular Pixel phones, larger XL
`models, entry-level A-series devices and cutting-edge foldables. “It's been a nearly decade-long journey
`with one central goal: bringing together the best of Google's software, hardware and Al to create the best
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`possible experience for users,” says Shakil Barkat, VP of Devices and Services at Google.
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`“Pixel has been the place where we debuted lots of our most popular features over the years, like Night
`Sight, Car Crash Detection, Photo Unblur, Magic Eraser and more,” says Shenaz Zack, senior director of
`product management for Pixel software. She says some of the team’s earliest projects focused on
`supporting backup and restore functions across Google apps, so it would be painless for people switching
`to Pixel. There was also the Top Shot feature in the Pixel camera and Google Photos app. “Our goal was to
`make sure every part of the phone offered the best of Google, in your pocket,” Shenaz says. “And we want
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`to keep doing that with each new model and each new Pixel Drop.”
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`A bar, a chip and a big step up
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`A key focus for Pixel since the beginning has been the close tie between our hardware, software and
`services. Every time one part of the Pixel improves — when camera hardware is upgraded, for example — it
`opens up new avenues for software features, like the popular Astrophotography mode. Over the years, the
`hardware, software and services teams get better and better at building the pieces that make up Pixel, and
`doing it together.
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`While early generations of the Pixel introduced new features we've come to love (like IP67 water resistance
`with the Pixel 2 and the second telephoto camera lens with the Pixel 4) the Pixel 6 generation of devices was
`a turning point. It marked the debut of several major additions to the Pixel line: the now-iconic Camera Bar,
`which gave our devices a cohesive visual identity centered on our best-in-class-winning camera; and our
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`first “Pro” phone, reflecting the more premium devices our hardware team was able to produce.
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`Early sketches of the Pixel 6 design as the team explored multiple iterations
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`Perhaps most importantly, Pixel's Al-first vision took a huge leap forward with Google Tensor, a bespoke
`Google processor that allowed us to deliver powerful Al capabilities directly on device. At this point, we had
`an in-house silicon team working closely with Google Al Research to prepare the models and chip
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`architecture years in advance.
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`“Tensor enabled features like real-time voice translation with Live Translate to really come into their own,”
`Shenaz says. “Thanks to the hard work of teams across Google, we were able to offer live translation of both
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`text and speech in real-time running locally on device — something very few could do.”
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`From a Pixel to a portfolio
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`As we introduced newer, better Tensor chips, Pixel's capabilities grew. With Pixel 7 came Clear Calling and
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`Photo Unblur; with Pixel 8 came Best Take and Magic Editor for even better photos.
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`Then, last year's Pixel 9 range marked a huge leap forward in our design language. Across all five phones —
`Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel ¢ Pro Fold and Pixel 9a — we introduced a new look defined by more
`premium materials, refined finishes and a redesigned Camera Bar. But launching more devices and upgrades
`had its challenges.
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`“Smartphones in general are some of the most complex consumer electronic devices you can make,” says
`Dave Sander, VP of Operations. “You have to have teams of engineers and program managers monitoring
`production on a daily basis. You've got to make sure your parts are where they need to be. It's an
`extraordinarily complex operation.” And given that Pixel 9 was being developed and released during the
`pandemic, the Global Operations team had to radically rethink how they built and shipped hardware
`products due to travel restrictions. But they got creative, finding ways to monitor processes and collaborate
`remotely.
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`The Pixel 9 series introduced our first phones with Gemini built-in, putting Gemini in your pocket to help
`answer questions about virtually anything, anywhere, and recalling what our CEO Sundar Pichai said back in
`2016 when we previewed those very first Pixels: "No matter where you are, or what you're doing, you can
`have the best of Google by your side."
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