Barely a year ago, I wrote that the Pixel 9 Pro XL was everything I hoped for out of a Google flagship and then some. It felt like everything I’d always wanted from a Pixel came together with everything Google was already doing right, and the finished product was even better than the sum of its well-polished parts. I spent several months throughout the year dipping back into the most premium Pixel whenever I got the chance between testing other phones, and I felt like it just kept improving with each passing update.

Eventually, though, I started looking to the future. I wondered how Google could follow its best launch ever and worried it might push too far and lose the magic. And then I got the Pixel 10 Pro XL in my hands, and my fears (mostly) melted away. Here’s how this maxed-out flags

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