Today’s unofficial glimpse of the Pixel 10 comes courtesy of a Chinese auction site, resembling eBay, where a seller has listed what they describe as a Pixel 10 prototype motherboard sourced from an EVT (Engineering Validation Test) unit—one of the final stages before mass production. The listing includes two photos of the phone, one showing a Tensor G5-branded motherboard.
Suspicious Details—But Possibly Legitimate
The listing itself raises eyebrows. Much of the product description is focused on warning off scammers and explaining why the seller won’t sell the device to the person who originally took the images—rather than offering technical details. The photos show inconsistencies too: one image includes a “liquid detection indicator” label, something that rarely appears on public listings. Even more oddly, the phone's fastboot menu displays “DVT” (Design Validation Test) instead of EVT.
Despite those quirks, the overall look of the device—from its physical design to the prototype branding etched on the back—suggests that the hardware is, in fact, a genuine early version of the Pixel 10.
A Modest Upgrade Cycle with a Notable Twist
According to this leak, Google's Pixel smartphone series has seen only a modest year-over-year upgrade, with the majority of the significant enhancements apparently saved for the base Pixel 10 device. According to earlier rumors—now reinforced by this leak—the phone may feature the addition of a telephoto lens alongside the standard main and ultrawide sensors.
If true, this would be a rare move, potentially distinguishing the Pixel 10 from the Pixel 9a and the final installment in Google’s midrange “A-series.” However, this camera upgrade may come at the expense of the main sensor’s overall quality, depending on how Google manages the hardware balance.
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