The Gang Does a Tier List

Welcome to episode 83 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google....

An episode of the Pixelated podcast, hosted by 9to5Mac, titled "The Gang Does a Tier List" was published on December 24, 2025 and runs 90 minutes.

December 24, 2025 ·90m · Pixelated

Summary

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!). Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast 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 [email protected], leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer.

Episode Description

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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• YouTube Podcasts
• Pocket Casts
• Spotify
• Apple Podcasts
• Overcast

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 [email protected], leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer.