Google Pixel 9 review

23 August 2024


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  • Jonnymac
  • 3Du
  • 27 Aug 2024

I'm disappointed that the Xiaomi 14 wasn't included in the comparisons. Apart from screen brightness, the 14 has superior performance to the Pixel. I've recently upgraded to the 14 from Poco F3, and I'm so impressed with the speed, camera quality and amazing battery life. Prices for the 14 have come down greatly since launch, and I feel it now very competitive. If you're interested in photography, you shouldn't dismiss the lenses, flexibility and quality of the Leica system on the 14. The Pixel is far more restricted in it's versatility.

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    • Anonymous
    • d%A
    • 27 Aug 2024

    Anonymous, 27 Aug 2024It's most definitely not on par with 8g2..... It stru... moreCpu only on par with d9200 and gpu much worse, throttling to lower level than 7+ gen 3 with gpu, also ufs 3.1 storage

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      • Anonymous
      • AZY
      • 27 Aug 2024

      Why did they rushed this before android 15?

      It means this will end support sam time as the pixel 8 series....

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        • Anonymous
        • J4I
        • 27 Aug 2024

        Anonymous, 27 Aug 2024As if a game phone is the problem. This pathetic Pixel 9 i... moreIt's most definitely not on par with 8g2.....
        It struggles to break 1m on antutu....

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          • Docktor
          • SH3
          • 27 Aug 2024

          Anonymous, 27 Aug 2024As if a game phone is the problem. This pathetic Pixel 9 i... moreI dont say I will buy it now as expensive. I say in a year it still be very good phone for much less money that will have very little competition in aspects I prefer - photography.

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            • nUk
            • 27 Aug 2024

            that seems like too many sacrifices (no AF for selfies, older ultrawide, less battery life) for $100 of savings. Then again, it might make sense for €200 left in your pocket 🤨

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              • Anonymous
              • 3SL
              • 27 Aug 2024

              Docktor, 26 Aug 2024Everybody complains about Tensor, but raw performance is no... moreAs if a game phone is the problem.
              This pathetic Pixel 9 is on par with Snapdragon 8 gen 2!
              That's midrange now. And btw. you know that 46 percent in 2023 using their phone to play games besides so many other tasks like video editing and photo editing.
              Even without gaming my phone needs to have more power than my desktop for many years now. On smartphones people expect anything real-time. It's no problem on my home pc to wait 10 seconds for applying a complicated photo effect or to trim a video.
              Underway it is unthinkable.
              But anyway, this device is outdated at arrival. If you don't need any perfomance their are much, much better phones for the buck on the market than this thing.

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                • Anonymous
                • 3SL
                • 27 Aug 2024

                Outdated tech on arrival. Great. Give 7 years of updates as much as you want. Battery will die long before, and technically, well it's up to replacement at date of buying.

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                  • John
                  • 4mE
                  • 27 Aug 2024

                  Why spend $800+ when you can buy a perfectly good Moto G running Android 14 for $200? And the only difference is the occasional split second lag when switching between apps and camera quality that is more than adequate. Silly.

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                    • bEC
                    • 27 Aug 2024

                    Sadly, the old clean pixel is no more and now the series is bloated AI probably to made it easier for US agencies to screen your phone.

                      Yong Farlight84, 26 Aug 2024Phones still charge for more than 1h Plus minutes in 2024 🥶😆Google might not make great phones but they make amazing jokes.

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                        • Osiris
                        • JhV
                        • 27 Aug 2024

                        This is one fugly phone, good job google

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                          • Piyush
                          • U{N
                          • 27 Aug 2024

                          I am unable to shift whatsapp chat from apple 13 to android

                            Phones still charge for more than 1h Plus minutes in 2024 🥶😆

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                              • Anonymous
                              • nN7
                              • 26 Aug 2024

                              Anonymous, 26 Aug 2024The chips inside Pixel phones are Google Tensor chips, not ... moreThey changed name, that's it

                                Giani2024, 26 Aug 2024The geometry of camera layout is so UGLY , Google dont yo... moresome people don't like a phone that wobbles on a table. So Google makes a phone for those people. Most Samsungs and iPhones wobbles with camera island/lenses on left side of back.

                                  The geometry of camera layout is so UGLY , Google dont you see ??? are you blind ??? , your designer engineers are nuts ??? , what you say about camera layout of samsung s23 , 24 , it is so beautiful .

                                    Docktor, 26 Aug 2024Pixel 9 will never be midrange phone.It already performs like one, and in a couple of months it will be priced like it.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 26 Aug 2024

                                      Anonymous, 26 Aug 2024Oh really? Then how come Pixels are sold with EXYNOS modems... moreThe chips inside Pixel phones are Google Tensor chips, not Samsung Exynos even though they are based on Exynos and have Samsung modems.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • J4I
                                        • 26 Aug 2024

                                        Anonymous, 26 Aug 2024Oh really? Then how come Pixels are sold with EXYNOS modems... moreOh brother, you really think you're onto some top tier gotcha with this huh.....