Overview

• Android Authority identified the change, with MobileSyrup and Android Headlines reporting that the base Pixel 10 locks roughly 3–3.5GB of RAM for AICore and Tensor AI tasks.
• Coverage says this is a permanent AI-only partition that third-party apps and games cannot access.
• Usable memory for general tasks sits around 8.5–9GB, early hands-on testing has not shown obvious slowdowns, and reviewers advise heavy multitaskers to consider 16GB Pro models for more headroom.
• Unlike the Pixel 9 base model that loaded AI models on demand, the Pixel 10 adopts a Pro-style reservation to speed on-device AI startup.
• Google has not provided a detailed rationale, and reports attribute the move to near-instant features such as Magic Cue, on-device Gemini, real-time translation, live call summaries, and photo editing.