Apr 3, 2025BF3-0485Right

The base Pixel 10 would downgrade its main and ultrawide camera hardware compared with the Pixel 9.

Did it turn out to be true?

Right. It turned out the way this report said. Kamila Wojciechowska reported it on Apr 3, 2025 in Android Authority. That was 139 days before Google Pixel 10 was announced on Aug 20, 2025. Pixel 10 shipped with a 48MP 1/2-inch wide camera and 13MP 1/3.1-inch ultrawide, versus Pixel 9's 50MP 1/1.31-inch wide and 48MP 1/2.55-inch ultrawide, confirming the base model moved to lower-tier main and ultrawide hardware.

Reported by: Kamila Wojciechowska
We read it in: Android Authority
Product: Google Pixel 10 · reported as “Pixel 10”
Ahead of the announcement: 139 days · announced Aug 20, 2025

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The story of this report

Apr 3, 2025Kamila Wojciechowska reported it · Android Authority
Aug 20, 2025Google Pixel 10 was announced · official source
OutcomeRightPixel 10 shipped with a 48MP 1/2-inch wide camera and 13MP 1/3.1-inch ultrawide, versus Pixel 9's 50MP 1/1.31-inch wide and 48MP 1/2.55-inch ultrawide, confirming the base model moved to lower-tier main and ultrawide hardware.

Who reported it

Kamila Wojciechowska · Journalist

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What we know now

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Jul 30, 2025US pricing was expected to remain $799 for the 128GB Pixel 10.Android Headlines · 9to5GoogleRight
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The main and ultrawide cameras step down from the Pixel 9's hardware · Google Pixel 10
Both cameras reportedly use lower-tier hardware than the Pixel 9.

Questions about this report

Did this Google Pixel 10 report turn out to be true?: Right. It turned out the way this report said. Pixel 10 shipped with a 48MP 1/2-inch wide camera and 13MP 1/3.1-inch ultrawide, versus Pixel 9's 50MP 1/1.31-inch wide and 48MP 1/2.55-inch ultrawide, confirming the base model moved to lower-tier main and ultrawide hardware.
Who reported it first?: Kamila Wojciechowska reported it on Apr 3, 2025 in Android Authority.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?: That was 139 days before Google Pixel 10 was announced on Aug 20, 2025.