The Pixel 11 Pro's Magic Capture feature is truly magical, but I'd still buy the cheaper Pixel 10 Pro this sales season

Date:
Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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The Google Pixel 10 Pro has almost everything the Pixel 11 Pro does and soon it might have that phone's standout feature too.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter This year's Labor Day sales are just around the corner in the US, and Black Friday won't be far behind in the UK, so it's safe to expect big deals ahead for the best Pixel phones .

We've just reviewed the Google Pixel 11 Pro , and were mightily impressed by its new Magic Capture feature but I'd still recommend picking up the Google Pixel 10 Pro this sales season, for reasons I'll explain in a moment.

Magic Capture on the Pixel 11 Pro automatically takes high-quality stills while you're shooting a video. Simply press the shutter button once, hold the phone as if youre shooting a video, and press it again when youre finished you'll then be presented with a regular video and photos showing key moments from the scene.

In other words, this camera mode removes the need to choose whether you want photos or a video, and gives you both instead. You can see how Magic Capture plays out in the photos and video below, all of which were captured with a single tap of the shutter button when Magic Capture mode was selected: Image
1 of 3 A photo captured using Magic Capture on the Pixel 11 Pro (Image
credit: Future/Jason Cipriani) A photo captured using Magic Capture on the Pixel 11 Pro (Image credit: Future/Jason Cipriani) A photo captured using Magic Capture on the Pixel 11 Pro (Image credit: Future/Jason Cipriani) Image 1 of 3 View Original Image 2 of 3 View Original Image 3 of 3 View Original Magic Capture is hands-down my favorite feature on the Pixel 11 Pro, and its something I can imagine most people making frequent use of. But despite its exclusivity to Google 's new flagship, I'd still say the Google Pixel 10 Pro is the better buy this sales season for several reasons. A cheaper choice
The Pixel 10 Pro costs less, and is likely to be further reduced during sales periods (Image credit: Future) Firstly, unlike the Pixel 11 Pro which is brand new and probably wont be reduced for a while the Google Pixel 10 Pro
is likely to be heavily discounted for Labor Day in the US, and its already available at a reduced price from many retailers in the UK (it's just 649 at Amazon , for instance).

That makes the 10 Pro a much better bargain than the $1,099 / 1,079 /
AU$1,849 Pixel 11 Pro, especially as, even at full price, its still the cheaper phone (Google doubled the 11 Pro's starting storage, but kept the 10 Pro's 256GB price, effectively hiking the base cost of the Pixel 11 Pro by $100 / 80 / AU$150).

And if youre worried about missing out on things dont be. Theres a good chance Magic Capture itself will land on the Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL within a few months, as Googles software features tend to trickle down to the previous generation of phones over time. That 'exclusivity' I mentioned earlier may be short-lived. Similar smartphones The Google Pixel 10 Pro has most of what the Pixel 11 Pro does (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future) And beyond Magic Capture, theres really not that much to get excited about with the Pixel 11 Pro. HiLight under-delivers, and you actually get less RAM here, at least in the starting capacity, with the Pixel 11 Pro starting at 12GB, while the Pixel 10 Pro has 16GB in all configurations.

The new phone has a slightly more powerful chipset, sure, but for the average user, the Pixel 10 Pro should deliver strong performance anyway. And theres little difference in their respective camera hardware, batteries, or screens (other than a higher peak brightness on the new phone).

So, if youre in the US, Id recommend keeping an eye out for Pixel 10 Pro
sales this holiday season, before settling on the new model. And while the Labor Day sales wont apply elsewhere, its still worth seeing if anywheres offering the Pixel 10 Pro at a heavily discounted price outside the US too because if so, you should probably grab that rather than the Pixel 11 Pro. Today's best Google Pixel 10 Pro deals Contract Deals Sim Free gift Google Pixel 10 Pro 24 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 200GB data 35 upfront 25.99 /mth View Deal at Mobiles.co.uk See all prices voucher gift Google
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