Google Pixel 9 review
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- alski10
- 3g5
- 23 Aug 2024
Shahar , 23 Aug 2024I acru belive the performance are lower than the pixel 8 pr... moreI've just read an article from Androidauthority where they give the exact numbers. Tensor G4 is faster than G3 but not by a lot. Especially on the non-Pro 9's which don't have vapor chambers for cooling
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- Anonymous
- JH7
- 23 Aug 2024
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2024They probably meant large ang heavy compared to its direct ... moreIt's heavier than xiaomi 14 too, which has bigger camera system than this phone
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- Anonymous
- I@H
- 23 Aug 2024
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2024From Gizmochina "YouTube creator Dame Tech ran Gen... moreReally boggles the mind how Google can endure being the laughing stock in this department for so many years now.
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- Anonymous
- I@H
- 23 Aug 2024
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2024Heft can be a good thing as to build quality. 198 grams ... moreThey probably meant large ang heavy compared to its direct competitors, specifically the other vanilla flagships with the same $800 starting price at launch, Galaxy S24 and iPhone 15, whose two main selling points are being compact and light.
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- Anonymous
- JHY
- 23 Aug 2024
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2024EIS works by cropping. Unless sensor is already physically... moreYes, but they could crop from 8k footage. As they don't do that, you get a worse resolution than 4k, when stabilization is turned on.
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- Anonymous
- vxx
- 23 Aug 2024
ashrobb, 23 Aug 2024At least the Tensor G4 has proven to be more efficient than... moreVapor chamber is only reserved for pro models. So the sustained performance for this phone will suck.
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- Anonymous
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- 23 Aug 2024
Anonymous, 23 Aug 2024"You can also turn off the stabilization entirely if y... moreEIS works by cropping. Unless sensor is already physically cropped
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- Anonymous
- JHY
- 23 Aug 2024
jerem06, 23 Aug 2024Having so little performance and no telephoto lens at this ... moreAnd 8-bit panel
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- Anonymous
- 0p}
- 23 Aug 2024
From Gizmochina
"YouTube creator Dame Tech ran Genshin Impact in the highest settings for only slightly over 9 minutes. For those unfamiliar, this is an open-world, action role-playing game, which is heavy and is often used to measure the raw performance capabilities and overall performance improvements of flagships."
"Similar to the benchmark results, the Pixel 9 Pro XL started dialing down the performance within seconds, which is not usual for a modern flagship with the latest and greatest chipset and other hardware. The phone was already reaching as low as 32fps within three minutes of gameplay. After the 9-minute gameplay, the average frame rate was 39.2 fps, which is even lower than the average frame rate of 45.3FPS of the Tensor G2-powered Pixel 7 Pro.
Speaking of other flagships, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 on the Galaxy S24 Ultra performs 31% higher, while the A17 Pro chip on the iPhone 15 Pro Max is 51% higher."
Even SD765 would be an upgrade. 🤣
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- jerem06
- 3g5
- 23 Aug 2024
Having so little performance and no telephoto lens at this price is outrageous. I'm still surprised by the battery life, finally a Pixel with good battery life
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- M.A.
- Qrk
- 23 Aug 2024
jiyen235, 23 Aug 2024When the iPhone is quicker to charge, you know you done goo... moreThey're almost definitely lost. When your selling point is AI, instead of actual daily use nice-to-haves like battery endurance, fast charging, or even extra performance for people who want it, asking this price doesn't make sense. They built the brand on camera, yet can't put a telephoto lens when S24 has it AND costs less. I'm not even going to start on the fact that they haven't managed to fix the video stabilisation in 9(!) generations.
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- jiyen235
- XQQ
- 23 Aug 2024
Snapdragon 695 hater, 23 Aug 2024They gave the oneplus 12 a 4.4. So how is this a 4.3?aww look at him he takes the ratings seriously
jokes aside tho this rating system is more confusing than calculus to me.
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- Anonymous
- m51
- 23 Aug 2024
CamoGeko-XDA, 23 Aug 20244.3 stars for a phone with a soc slower than Exynos 2400 an... moreIt's obvious that certain companies have certain leverage over the reviews.
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- Not Again
- miA
- 23 Aug 2024
"Unfortunately, we are not able to provide you with benchmark scores at this time as the benchmark apps we use were reported as "incompatible" on the Play Store and sideloading them got us results which were way to low (lower than Pixel 8 Pro, for instance) to be considered as representative. Let's hope the limitations are lifted later down the line and we are able to offer you proper benchmark scores."
Well that is a first for me, the UPGRADE going one way, benchmarks the other.
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- jiyen235
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- 23 Aug 2024
When the iPhone is quicker to charge, you know you done goofed up lmao like yeah I know the battery is bigger on the pixel but the iPhone's battery life is at least on par, if not better than the pixel.
Also I find it funny that this is another year of the smaller pixel being better in terms of battery. Google stubbornly refuses to let go of the 5k mah battery of the Pixel Pro like bro you know your phones aren't as efficient, at least make up for it with larger batteries? They don't put more efficient chips and neither do they increase the battery size, a double whammy. The base Pixel 9 is the best example for why Google should increase the battery size, look at its battery life compared to the past one and even the S24, it's quite good and balanced overall. That's respectable.
It's just the price that's not cool. The Pixel 9 is more expensive than the base S24 at its MSRP. The S24 has some insane discounts now and how does Google expect to compete with that? Apple has better videography, more performance and a different ecosystem and the only thing Google has is 120 hz which the average person won't care about much so it's tough for Google to pull people from iPhones.
Google either has an ego, thinking they're so unique and special that they deserve the money or they're just lost, doing random stuff so as to not "tarnish" the brand image with cheaper phones. I think no one would disagree with me when I say that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 6 were some of the best phones of the time in terms of value, after updates, because they had nice cams and a flagship basically for a much lower price. The Oneplus 11R and the Pixel 7 were comparatively priced where I lived and it was a no brainer for most. And now the Pixel 9 is more expensive than the S24, if they had put in a 5x telephoto? Maybe it'd have been worth it. But not like this.
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- Ahmed
- IYd
- 23 Aug 2024
I really want to go for a pixel phone but the processor stops me everytime.
I wish they could go with snapdragon next time
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- ashrobb
- LS$
- 23 Aug 2024
At least the Tensor G4 has proven to be more efficient than G3. I like the fact it is a compact phone, a little heavy for the size but still decent.
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- H0w
- 23 Aug 2024
I love the Pixel, I love the aesthetic, the design and everything, but... does the punch-hole actually look small to y'all? Because for me that's quite pretty huge, and the fact that it is located quite far away from the top bezel make it look funny.
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- Anonymous
- 6kd
- 23 Aug 2024
Would Google explain their "sold separately charger" (BS) charger being 45W but the phone charges only at 27W. Whats the point of the charger being over specsed. Even the XL or Fold doesn't utillice the chargers potentials