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"a breakthrough design"

They copied pixel.

It really looks like a Pixel:

https://store.google.com/product/pixel_10_pro

To be fair, their announcements where close apart. There's a chance Pixel copied iPhone.

Doesn't seem super likely. The Pixel's had a visor for years; the new design at least appears to be a natural progression from that.

The pixel has had a "visor" style bump for many years, last year's model rounded it off for the current look. This year's model is design-wise very similar to last year's.

Edit: forgot which thread I’m on, yes the air looks much more like Pixel.

Copying pixel would have been great. They copied AND made it worse.

I wouldn’t in a million years buy a pixel, but their team deserves credit for making really beautiful hardware. IMO better than iPhone 16 Pro and MUCH better than iPhone 17 Pro.

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