Google Pixel 9 Review: All You Need To Know

Google has recently launched its Pixel 9 series and is all the rage on the internet. Google’s Pixel series has been popular for its amazing camera and picture quality—the secret lies in the name, of course, Pixel. In this article, we will read the Google Pixel 9 Review in detail to unveil the most amazing features.

When Google first launched the Pixel series, it worked hard on the features and software but not much on the hardware. With the Pixel 9 series, Google has seemed to re-engineer the smartphone’s image with a never-before-seen hardware design and style.

Here are a few takeaways from the recently launched Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.

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Google Pixel 9 Review: Everything To Know

Exterior & Display

Until the Pixel 8 series, Google had not made any major changes to the hardware of their smartphones. Until last year, the exterior was more or less similar to its predecessors. But with the Pixel 9 series, Google is all set to turn heads.

The makers have tweaked the current design in a way that the smartphone looks more chic and futuristic.

Pixel 9 is 8.55 thick which makes it thinner than the previous series. It also comes with a glass back with Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection.

Pixel 9 Pro has a 6.3-inch full HD+ (1080 x 2424) OLED panel called Actua display and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. It also offers peak brightness up to 1,800 nits making it brighter than the previous Pixel 8 series.

The Pixel 9 series comes in vibrant new colors like peony (pink), wintergreen, Porcelain (white), and obsidian (dark gray).

Compared to the optical fingerprint scanner in the older Pixel phones, this series and an upgrade of the ultrasonic in-display fingerprint scanner from Qualcomm.

Camera

Talking about the camera bar, the round shape around the corners pops up the whole design and comes with a matty effect.

• Primary Sensor – 50MP rear camera with 1/1.31″ Samsung GNK sensor, OIS, LDAF, Samsung GN2 sensor, f/1.68 aperture
• Ultra-wide camera – 48MP 125° with 1/2.51″ Sony IMX858 sensor, f/1.7 aperture, macro option
• Front Camera – 10.5MP 92.8° with 1/3″ Samsung 3J1 sensor, f/2.2 aperture

Pixel series has been known for its amazing camera quality for both pictures and video. But with the Pixel 9 series and the upgrade in the camera quality, the images and videos captured are of high quality and worth the money.

Battery

The smartphone comes with a 4700mAh battery which is slightly heavier as compared to the 4575mAh battery in the Pixel 8. The increase in the battery size also adds to the entire weight of the smartphone.

Google has stated the battery lasts over 24 hours – and up to 100 hours with Extreme Battery Saver. Pixel 9 Pro XL can charge to 70% in about 30 minutes.

AI Features

Google has given a lot of attention to the AI features and tools that the users will find useful. The new Pixel 9 series comes with a Pixel Studio app that has made editing your pictures and videos more interesting. You can even create your image with some interesting prompts.

Another interesting feature that comes with this series is that taking a screenshot of any webpage will come with the web link attached to the image making your research less time-consuming.

And how can we forget about Gemini Live which is a major upgrade to the Google AI chatbot? 

All in all, the latest Pixel 9 series has quite a few surprises for its users. The phone comes packed with some advanced AI features, Emergency features, and major hardware and camera updates making it worth your time and money.

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