Welcome to episode 83 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will welcome their fellow 9to5 staff members Andrew Romero, Ben Schoon, and Jordan Floyd to the show to assemble a full tier list for 2025's Android-adjacent launches. From phones and wearables to software upgrades and Gemini's improvements, we manage to rank more than 20 launches from throughout the year from the best to the rest. Check out the complete tier list at the bottom of these show notes (spoilers!).
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Welcome to episode 83 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will welcome their fellow 9to5 staff members Andrew Romero, Ben Schoon, and Jordan Floyd to the show to assemble a full tier list for 2025's Android-adjacent launches. From phones and wearables to software upgrades and Gemini's improvements, we manage to rank more than 20 launches from throughout the year from the best to the rest. Check out the complete tier list at the bottom of these show notes (spoilers!).
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Abner Li
Damien Wilde
Will Sattelberg
Andrew Romero
Ben Schoon
Jordan Floyd
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Welcome to episode 69 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will kick off by talking about Pixel sales growth, with a recent Counterpoint report suggest 105% YoY growth for Google's smartphone lineup. After analyzing just what it means for the future of both Pixel and Android, the crew hops over to the other side of the fence to share their thoughts on Apple's latest iPhone lineup. Don't worry, loyal listener — they also make sure to wrap-up with some extended thoughts on the Pixel 10's battery and camera performance, with a promise of much more to come.
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00:00 - Pixel sales growth
19:27 - iPhone 17 compared to Pixel 10
25:58 - iPhone 17 Pro thoughts
36:15 - iPhone Air and S25 Edge comparison
47:23 - Pixel 10 after a few weeks
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Abner Li
Damien Wilde
Will Sattelberg
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As mentioned at the end of the episode, we're looking for Pixel 10 questions! Feel free to send Damien your most pressing Pixel queries and opinions at damien@9to5mac.com.
For everything else, drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com, leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer.
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Welcome to episode 83 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, Abner, Damien, and Will welcome their fellow 9to5 staff members Andrew Romero, Ben Schoon, and Jordan Floyd to the show to assemble a full tier list for 2025's Android-adjacent launches. From phones and wearables to software upgrades and Gemini's improvements, we manage to rank more than 20 launches from throughout the year from the best to the rest. Check out the complete tier list at the bottom of these show notes (spoilers!).
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Hosts
Abner Li
Damien Wilde
Will Sattelberg
Andrew Romero
Ben Schoon
Jordan Floyd
Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts
The Sideload
9to5Mac Happy Hour
Electrek
Space Explored
Feedback?
Drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com, leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer.