It’s been some time since Google have pulled the covers off its newest flagship telephones, so work is unquestionably underway on its successors.
Nearly as good because the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional, there’s nonetheless room for enchancment, so there’s loads of pleasure concerning the upcoming Pixel 9 vary.
Right here’s all we all know up to now about it, together with the rumours of a brand-new third mannequin.
When will the Google Pixel 9 be launched?
At this early stage, there’s no official launch date for the Pixel 9 telephones.
However Google has a fairly common routine in the case of its {hardware} launches. October is the standard slot, as you may see from the earlier fashions listed under:
We don’t see any motive why this sample would change in 2024, so there’s an excellent probability that the Pixel 9 fashions will make their debut subsequent October, with rumours of a possible third machine being added to the roster.
Nevertheless, we typically see the telephones teased at Google’s I/O developer convention, which tends to happen in Could.
How a lot will the Google Pixel 9 value?
The Pixel 8 and eight Professional each noticed value will increase over their predecessors, to the tune of $100/£100 per mannequin.
As Google held the earlier variations’ costs for a couple of years, we’d anticipate to see the identical with the Pixel 9 and 9 Professional. So, you ought to be $699/£699 and $999/£999 respectively, although there’s no concrete proof for this 12 months.
Listed below are the beginning costs for the previous few generations:
- Google Pixel 8: $699/£699
- Google Pixel 8 Professional: $999/£999
- Google Pixel 7: $599/£599
- Google Pixel 7 Professional: $899/£849
- Google Pixel 6: $599/£599
- Google Pixel 6 Professional: $899/£849
Nevertheless, if the rumours of a brand-new third mannequin are true, it’s anybody’s guess as to how a lot it’ll value.
What options will the Google Pixel 9 have?
Provided that the Pixel 9 sequence isn’t attributable to seem till close to the top of 2024 you wouldn’t anticipate there to be many rumours but.
Nevertheless, that hasn’t stopped a couple of tales showing concerning what Google has in retailer for its subsequent flagship telephones.
Third mannequin
In accordance with Android Authority, the upcoming Pixel 9 sequence will include three units for the primary time.
The lineup is predicted to incorporate the usual Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Professional, which can supposedly match their predecessors with 6.2-inch and 6.7-inch shows respectively.
Nevertheless, a smaller Professional mannequin could also be launched, with Android Authority believing it’ll have a 6.3-inch panel.
The technique is likened to Apple’s iPhone launches, with the Pixel 9 corresponding to an iPhone 15, the brand new Professional mannequin to an iPhone 15 Professional, and the present Professional mannequin to an iPhone 15 Professional Max. After all, Apple has a fourth mannequin, the iPhone 15 Plus, which isn’t factored in right here.
Show
Ross Young, a show business specialist and dependable tipster, says that the entire Pixel 9 fashions will get greater shows:
Nevertheless, leaked renders on MySmartPrice inform a distinct story.
They present two telephones: one with a 6.5-inch show that might be the rumoured smaller Professional mannequin, and a telephone with a 6.1-inch display. The latter might be the common Pixel 9, however this might be a smaller show than the 6.2-inch Pixel 8.
Design
The renders under additionally point out a design shift for Google’s telephones. The horizontal digital camera bar, current for the reason that Pixel 6, now has rounded ends and doesn’t stretch to the sides of the again panel:
Furthermore, Google appears to be shifting in direction of flatter sides, departing from the rounded edges seen in latest Pixel fashions. It stays to be seen if this will likely be true, or utilized to all Pixel 9 fashions.
Efficiency
Whereas it’s a fairly secure wager that the Tensor G4 will energy all of the the Pixel 9 telephone, it’ll most likely observe earlier fashions in being primarily based on Samsung Exynos chipsets.
In accordance with The Data, the sooner rumours of Google making a brand-new chipset from scratch received’t materialise. Now, that is unlikely to occur till the Tensor G5 arrives with the Pixel 10.
Android Authority stories that each one three telephones of the Pixel 9 vary will function the Tensor G4 chipset (primarily based on the Exynos 2400) and likewise claims that it is going to be nearer to the refinement we noticed between the G1 and G2, reasonably than an enormous leap ahead.
Cameras
The latest Pixel 9 renders from MySmartPrice trace {that a} third digital camera lens could seem within the shortened rear digital camera bar. This addition implies the attainable inclusion of a telephoto lens alongside the principle and ultrawide cameras on the Pixel 9. Beside that, little is presently identified in regards to the specs of those cameras.
Google tends to maintain its digital camera {hardware} round for some time and refine it reasonably than upgrading yearly. Because the Pixel 8 and eight Professional each benefited from a brand new 50Mp important sensor that the corporate claims has 21% extra gentle sensitivity than the Pixel 7 sequence, it might be software program the place any strides are made within the Pixel 9 cameras.
The Pixel 8 Professional did get a couple of extra upgrades, with 48Mp ultrawide and 48Mp telephoto lenses that have been extra delicate to gentle. There could also be additional enhancements on this space, serving to to make night time images even higher.
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Earlier than the launch of the Pixel 8 sequence, 9to5 Google revealed a breakdown of some new options that it discovered within the code of a Google APK, which recommended it’d seem within the Pixel 8 and eight Professional.
They didn’t, however that might be as a result of Google is perfecting them to launch with the Pixel 9 fashions. These embrace Video Unblur, which works in the identical approach as Photograph Unblur however for video. This may mean you can sharpen footage the place it isn’t fairly in focus. There’s additionally overlay filters for video, which look like filters for film-style results.
Software program
It’s Google, so at this level it’s fairly apparent that the telephones will run Android 15 out of the field.
Tensor’s major benefit lies in its AI capabilities, similar to name screening and picture enhancing on present Pixels. Samsung’s Galaxy AI options, launched with the Galaxy S24 vary, supply comparable capabilities however some distinctive additions.
Anticipate Tensor G4 to obtain neural engine upgrades enabling further software program options main as much as the Pixel 9’s launch.
And as for software program updates, anticipate the Pixel 9 telephones to proceed Google’s class-leading promise of seven years of OS and safety updates.
We’ll replace this text as soon as extra is revealed in regards to the Pixel 9 vary. Within the meantime, learn our round-ups of one of the best smartphones and finest Android telephones to see what they’ll be up towards.