“Pro” smartphones always seem to draw the short straw when it comes to colors, but Google is apparently making matters worse on the upcoming Pixel 10 Pro series by restricting the only actual color variant to only supporting 256GB of storage, and interestingly still also starting with 128GB of storage.
Droid-Life reports that, per “distributor data,” the Pixel 10 series will have some limitations when it comes to color choices and storage. The base Pixel 10 will support 128GB or 256GB of storage across all four of its colors, “Obsidian,” “Frost,” “Indigo,” and “Lemongrass,” but the Pixel 10 Pro series won’t.
Apparently, Pixel 10 Pro will still start at 128GB of storage and go on to offer 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. This alone is interesting, and also implies that Google isn’t upgrading to a faster storage tier from the existing UFS 3.1. Typically, anything higher (like UFS 4.0) will start at 256GB of storage.
Beyond that, Google will also be limiting color choices based on storage, and vice versa. “Obsidian,” “Porcelain,” and “Moonstone” will get 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB of storage, while “Obsidian” will also get access to the 1TB option. But the “Jade” color, i.e. the only real color in the whole lineup, will apparently be available solely in a 256GB tier.
Similarly, the “Jade” Pixel 9 Pro Fold only gets the 256GB and 512GB options where “Moonstone” adds a 1TB option.
Top comment by TurboFool
At least they didn't stick it in only the smallest capacity model like they used to. I'm still angry that I had to miss out on the Really Blue Pixel.
This leak also potentially disproves the “Sterling” color name that was floating around earlier this year, but “Moonstone” still sounds like gray.
The full storage/color breakdown from Droid-Life follows:
Pixel 10
- Obsidian: 128G / 256GB
- Frost: 128G / 256GB
- Indigo: 128G / 256GB
- Lemongrass: 128G / 256GB
Pixel 10 Pro
- Obsidian: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
- Porcelain: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Moonstone: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB
- Jade: 256GB
Pixel 10 Pro XL
- Obsidian: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
- Porcelain: 256GB / 512GB
- Moonstone: 256GB / 512GB
- Jade: 256GB
Pixel 10 Pro Fold
- Moonstone: 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
- Jade: 256GB / 512GB
Google’s Pixel 10 series is expected to launch in August.
More on Pixel 10:
- Pixel 10 reportedly gets a battery boost and faster ‘Qi2 Wireless Charging’
- Google Pixel 10 series allegedly gets brighter displays with better PWM on Pro models
- Report: Google’s switch to TSMC for Pixel 10 chip was a ‘shock’ and wake-up call for Samsung
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