items: items 1: articleHeading: After dark: Night Mode photos added to Google Pixel 9 Pro sample gallery: Digital Photography Review
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articleSummary: The Pixel 9 Pro's Night Mode is frequently cited as a significant improvement, producing usable and often vibrant images in low-light conditions.
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snippets: The Night Mode is frequently cited as a significant improvement, producing usable and often vibrant images in low-light conditions., For users prioritizing portability, the Pixel 9 Pro's camera capabilities are a major draw.
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items 2: articleHeading: Pixel 9 Pro camera impressions
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articleSummary: Reddit users discuss the impressive detail and low-light performance of the Pixel 9 Pro's camera.
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snippets: The detail in low light shots is mind-blowing, easily outperforming my old phone., The 5x zoom is surprisingly clean, I can read text from across the street.
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items 3: content: The venerable Pixel line of phones has entered its ninth generation - and this time, Google was keen to offer a model that packs all the features of a typically phablet-sized Pro model into a more modest-sized chassis. The Pixel 9 Pro is a normal-sized, flagship phone that seemingly makes no compromises to meet its reduced dimensions, sharing identical specs to its larger brethren minus the physical screen size.
To me that sounds like a perfect device, and indeed, I found almost nothing to fault with this pocket-sized wonder. This is the one to have.
- Unboxing & Setup
Mimicking other smartphones, Google’s unboxing experience is spartan but organized. A charger, USB-C cable, SIM tool, and a USB-C cable are included alongside a very short quickstart guide.
Initial setup is a breeze, especially, if you’re coming from another Android phone. You’ll be prompted to power-on your old phone and connect to the Pixel 9 Pro to transfer your data over either wirelessly or wired - the latter is definitely better for large transfers as the wireless option slowed down significantly after just a few gigabytes of data. Otherwise this worked flawlessly transferring data from a fairly recent Android phone.
The remainder of the initial setup sets your Google device and account preferences, including how you want to configure Gemini (an AI-based Google Assistant replacement; the classic assistant is still available), Google Wallet, face unlock, and more preferences. Once setup is complete, apps identified during the data transfer (and any other apps you had downloaded previously) are downloaded from Google Play to update them to the latest version.
- Screen & Sound
The Pixel 9 Pro packs a gorgeous OLED display with bezels so thin that, if you use any kind of phone case, you might be tricked into thinking there’s none at all. With about a 20:9 aspect ratio and just a small punch out for the front-facing camera (I would’ve liked to see a completely hidden one, but I’m nitpicking), the 495-PPI display can get insanely bright, pushing nearly 3000 nits and making it wonderfully viewable in bright daylight. Colors are of course incredibly vivid while remaining very accurate, and adaptive brightness constantly adjusts to the environment, though it does take an extra moment to adjust when moving into darker places.
By default, the Pixel 9 Pro runs at a 120Hz refresh rate, which is dynamically changed as needed to preserve battery life. You can enable 60Hz as a developer option for additional battery life if you prefer, but the high refresh rate makes a difference in just how fast and fluid the phone feels in use, making the most of Google’s latest Tensor processor.
The front-facing earpiece speaker and a bottom-facing speaker offer stereo sound, and these speakers get pretty loud with little distortion at high volume. Though the EQ seems tuned for speech, bass reproduction is good when listening to music. There’s no headphone jack, as expected, so you’ll need to use a USB-C headphone adapter (not included) or a Bluetooth device if you want to listen privately.
- Performance
Google’s Tensor chip, now in its fourth generation, differs from previous iterations by focusing on efficiency and “real-world” performance rather than pure speed. To make up the gap (and to power more on-device AI functions), Google paired the Tensor G4 with a whopping 16GB of RAM, which is only bested by a select handful of gaming-first phones that sacrifice daily usability for game performance. Even so, gaming on this phone is a great experience with high fidelity details, but it does fall short of its competition and can occasionally throttle.
Speedy or not, the focus on real-world use has paid off. I’ve been using the phone for about a week and still can’t get over just how immediately responsive everything is. There’s no hesitation or delay switching between apps or any number of browser tabs, and the Pixel 9 Pro seemingly has no limit to how far I can push the device. This is a seamless Android experience - helped immensely by the fact that as a Pixel device there’s no OEM-preinstalled bloatware or OS customizations to contend with.
- Camera
Google’s work with AI has been integrated into the Camera app on the Pixel 9 range, and while the high quality sensors and optics on the Pixel 9 Pro are fantastic in their own regard, the AI-enabled post-processing makes this phone’s pictures stand out better than with any other flagship phone I’ve seen. Semi-professional grade photos are achievable with little effort, as the app continuously stitches shots together from the phone’s rear cameras and depth sensor, and only saves the result once you press the shutter. The rear cameras feature a 5x optical zoom and the Camera app continues harnessing AI for a super-scaled, up to 30x digital zoom that looks quite a bit better than you’d expect.
Though I wasn’t too surprised I could capture great portrait photos and panoramas with minimal distortion, what impressed me is how well the phone does in low-light shots. Night Sight works magic to bring details out of the shadows, and no doubt more AI integration here is helping extrapolate what little data the sensors can read to deliver fantastic results.
One area that’s been quite improved from previous Pixels is the front-facing camera, which delivers excellent shots on par with, or arguably better than, their prior flagships’ main cameras. For once you’ll want to freshen yourself up before taking a video call on mobile - it captures that much detail.
See the attached photos for examples of the camera’s capabilities - the steeple shot is a particularly good example of how much detail is captured in a 16x combined optical and digital zoom, and the low light shot of a puppeteer comedian was at 5x zoom from a far distance in the crowd, quickly snapped from the hip. Extremely impressive results!
- Gemini
With AI integration comes Google’s latest upgrade to the classic Google Assistant - Gemini. As an AI skeptic I was hesitant to enable at first, especially as it feeds all of your data into Gemini’s algorithms and integrates across most, if not all Google applications, but after using it for a week I’ve come back very impressed.
Gemini integrates seamlessly into the experience and is a much more powerful tool than the classic Google Assistant. With continued conversation enabled (and subscribing to Gemini Advanced), Gemini becomes an all-in-one personal assistant that helps organize your digital life. It has largely the same functionality as Google Assistant but with the ability to use much more natural language when asking it to perform tasks, and generative prompts are useful to push through things like writers’ block - for example, asking Gemini for help coming up with technical interview questions for job candidates was a breeze.
Some of Gemini’s most impressive feats come with Google Workspace integration. Gemini is able to search through your email and Google Drive to find conversations, documents, photos, and more by simply describing what the content is, and nearly every time it found the item I was describing without any reference to its name or metadata. Google Workspace is predominantly for business users and such managed accounts, but its capabilities are nonetheless very impressive for both work and personal environments.
[Full disclosure: I did not use Gemini or any other AI tools to generate, nor assist in writing or editing, any part of this or any of my reviews posted to Best Buy.]
- Battery & Charging
Google’s focus on power efficiency for the Pixel 9 generation has absolutely paid off in battery life. Starting from a full charge in the morning, I have never gotten the phone below 50% battery most days - I saw 40% once with heavy use through the day (navigation directions, etc) - and that’s with default screen settings including dynamic brightness and up to 120Hz refresh. I was able to go off-charger from morning to 10pm the next day when I finally got a 5% remaining notification. Impressive stuff.
While some may lament the fact that the Pixel 9 Pro uses the older Qi charging standard (maximum 15 W, typically more like 5 W) rather than the updated Qi v2, the USB-C port supports power delivery for 27W rapid charging, which is enough to bring the battery from 0 to 75% in about 30 minutes. The convenience of wireless charging is preferable all the same, and a slower overall charge rate is generally better for a battery long-term, though even as it ages I’m still plenty happy with more than a full day’s usage. Excellent stuff.
- Bottom Line
A flagship phone with top-line specs in a normal-sized package is all I could ever ask for, and Google’s Pixel 9 Pro delivers exactly that. More than anything, I’m stunned this all fits within the smaller form factor. Sizing down usually means compromising on one or two key specs or features, but the Google phone team has made no sacrifices for people who want a standard-size phone.
Better yet, the smaller size comes with a slightly smaller price than the Pixel 9 Pro XL models, lopping $100 off at each storage capacity. I genuinely struggle to find fault with this flagship phone, and though some may balk at the $999 price tag, I don’t think there’s a better pure Android experience out there, and certainly not in a device that fits this well in-hand and in the pocket. Highly recommended!
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items 4: content: 📦 UNBOXING:
Inside the box, you’ll find the Pixel 9 Pro, a USB-C to C cable, a SIM ejector, and some basic documentation. No wall adapter is included, which I’ve come to expect at this point.
I do want to point out that the box for the Pixel 9 Pro was surprisingly very small, and they use a lot of recyclable packaging, which I actually appreciate. In fact, a case that I purchased for my Pixel 9 Pro came in a larger box than the phone, so I think it’s worth celebrating Google’s efforts to be more eco-friendly.
💪 BUILD:
The Pixel 9 Pro feels great in the hand. It has an aluminum housing with gorilla glass, and the weight feels great in the hand. I don’t find it to be unwieldy to hold, especially considering I came from a larger phone and wanted to try a smaller phone.
The power button and volume buttons are on the right side of the phone, making it harder to take one-handed screenshots by thumb for right-handed users. Left-handed users can take one-handed screenshots with multiple fingers. As a right-handed user, I tried to enable the quick-tap gesture for screenshots by tapping the back of the phone twice, but this was incredibly unreliable. Hopefully this can be fixed in an update.
At the bottom, you have a USB-C port that supports USB 3.2 gen 2 capabilities, and a speaker and nano SIM slot. The phone also supports e-SIM, which is how I ended up using it, but it’s nice to have a physical SIM if you need to buy a prepaid SIM during international travel.
And on the back, you have 3 cameras housed within an elegant camera bump that lets the phone rest flat without rocking. And of course, Qi wireless charging is supported, but not Qi2 support, so if you have Qi2 or MagSafe accessories, you may want to get a case that will add these magnets.
And of course you have the high resolution OLED display on the front with a selfie camera and a fingerprint sensor under the display. Both the selfie camera and fingerprint sensor can be used to unlock the phone, making unlocking a very frictionless experience.
However, I do want to point out that adding a tempered glass screen protector genuinely seemed to inhibit the fingerprint sensor’s accuracy to a significant degree, and re-calibrating my fingerprints did not seem to help. While this might not frequently be an issue if you allow face-unlock, it is more likely to cause you problems when you try to unlock your phone in dark environments. I woke up in the middle of the night, and because it couldn’t unlock by face due to the dark environment, I had to unlock it by fingerprint which was very finicky with a tempered glass screen protector installed. But because it uses Gorilla Glass Victus 2, you might find that going without a tempered glass screen protector is something you’re willing to do.
📱 DISPLAY:
The Pixel 9 Pro has a 1280 x 2856 LTPO OLED at 495 PPI, so it’s very crisp and clear, can reach an insane 2,000 nits of brightness for HDR and 3,000 nits for peak brightness, and supports refresh rates between 1Hz and 120Hz.
In my unscientific opinion, this is an excellent display. I took it to the zoo under the bright outdoors and never had an issue with visibility. I’ve been running it under the out-of-box High Resolution mode instead of the Full Resolution mode, especially because it’s already very crisp while also saving on battery.
Animations and motion look very fluid, especially because of the high refresh rate support, but the display will also save battery by dropping down to as low as 1Hz when there are only static elements being rendered.
📷 CAMERA:
The camera system has to be one of the most sought-after aspects of Pixel phones. In my testing, images were sharp and vibrant with excellent contrast thanks to Pixel’s image processing pipeline. The 5x optical zoom produces impressive results, and even the digital zoom can produce impressive results at far distances thanks to computational photography.
I also enjoyed the video boost feature that improves lighting, stabilization and reduces noise. But more than that, Google has introduced so many new photo features that there is likely to be something that you may not find on competing products.
Whether it’s the photomoji, pixel studio, the “add me” feature that lets you add yourself into a picture so you never have to be excluded, and much much more.
Those who want more refined controls over the capture process will also appreciate the Camera app that gives users much more control over things like aperture, shutter speed, ISO and exposure. And there are many more advanced controls that can help you capture excellent photos and video.
🔋 BATTERY:
Battery life on the Pixel 9 Pro has been fantastic. As someone who has typically been using larger phones for a while partially because they often deliver more battery life, I decided to downsize to the Pixel 9 Pro, and I’m glad to report that I have had an awesome experience with the battery life on the Pixel 9 Pro.
While I don’t have scientific tests to share, I can say that the Pixel 9 Pro can get me through a full day of mixed usage, and I also really appreciate that it is quick to top-up. Google claims that they can charge to 55% in about 30 minutes using Google’s own 45W charger.
However, Google says the phone can charge at a 27W rate over USB-C PD, which typically means a 9V/3A charger. Unfortunately, because they don’t include a charger in the box, this may leave a number of Pixel 9 Pro owners without fast charging.
Moreover, if you want to charge wirelessly, you’ll be able to achieve up to a 21W rate only with Google’s 2nd generation Pixel Stand, or a 12W rate with Qi-Certified EPP chargers.
🧠 SOFTWARE / PERFORMANCE:
During my time using the Pixel 9 Pro, I never felt it slow down. It was very responsive, and that’s one of the most important elements of using a phone for me. Seldom did I run into crashing apps or weird UX glitches, and I think it’s fair to expect a handful of occurrences. It’s been years since I’ve come back to experience Android for my daily phone, and I’m delighted by what I have experienced on the Pixel 9 Pro.
There are so many AI features on the Pixel 9 Pro that it’s frankly hard to list them all, but I think it’s hard to deny the value that Google is bringing to the table with features like Call Notes, Call Screen, Spam Blocking and so much more. Honestly, the hardest part is discovering all of these features, but I highly encourage using the Pixel Tips app to discover the many Gemini-powered AI capabilities that the Pixel 9 Pro brings to the table.
🧐 CONCLUSION:
Overall, the Pixel 9 Pro is a superb Android phone in my experience. It delivers on all the basics, and then packs a punch with a ton of AI-powered features that bring meaningful improvements to people’s lives. And as someone who has been mostly outside of the Android ecosystem for around 6 years, there’s no doubt that this experience has left a very positive impression on me.
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items 5: content: I will be switching back to android from iPhone for the first time in five years. In about 2019 I switched from Android (Samsung/Nexus/pixel) to iPhone, as finally iPhones took good photographs and allowed some control of the user experience.
I have you several androids, including more recent Samsung and a pixel 6A as a secondary phone with a somewhat mixed experience. These phones were typically either two large, too slow or photography was not as consistent as my iPhone. My most recent iPhone is a 14 Pro XL.
This pixel nine Pro is quite responsive has an excellent modem, has a screen better than the iPhone and photography better than iPhone. The pixel is also less expensive and has more consistent updates. There are several additional features are unavailable on iPhone, which in my experience are quite superior. The form factor is excellent in the phone is significantly lighter than the larger iPhone. The screen is excellent and higher resolution. The telephone and the selfie cameras are superior. The photo processing features are superior. Android has incredible flexibility in user experience and several add-ons are now present. The Gemini is surprisingly useful in multiple applications and there are excellent guides to help you make these features useful. The privacy concerns when using Google environment have been mitigated. The privacy dashboard is quite specific and much more simple than was seen previously. You are not forced to use the keyboard, or Google Chrome.
The AI features even improves things like the weather app, allows image creation (not humans at this time) in pixel studio, significantly improves, photo editing, and photo composition and has an interesting summarize your call feature which automatically takes notes after announcing it presence. Other actual useful additions include screenshot application and several Google applications, which are now superior to their iPhone counterparts.
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items 6: content: This pixel nine Pro is quite responsive has an excellent modem, has a screen better than the iPhone and photography better than iPhone. The pixel is also less expensive and has more consistent updates. There are several additional features are unavailable on iPhone, which in my experience are quite superior. It has long lasting battery life as well. The form factor is excellent in the phone is significantly lighter than the larger iPhone. The screen is excellent and higher resolution. The photo processing features are superior. Android has incredible flexibility in user experience and several add-ons are now present. The Gemini is surprisingly useful in multiple applications and there are excellent guides to help you make these features useful. The privacy concerns when using Google environment have been mitigated. The privacy dashboard is quite specific and much more simple than was seen previously. You are not forced to use the keyboard, or Google Chrome. The AI features even improves things like the weather app, allows image creation in pixel studio, significantly improves, photo editing, and photo composition and has an interesting summarize your call feature which automatically takes notes after announcing it presence. Other actual useful additions include screenshot application and several Google applications, which are now superior to their iPhone counterparts.
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items 7: content: Competition in the phone market is intense; and dominance is fleeting. A new model comes out with features surpassing the last generation; but before the ink is dry competitors are out declaring their next model will outshine the rest. So, no surprise the Pixel 9 Pro is launched with much fanfare, and the Apple folks are shouting "Hey, hold on - wait'll you see what we got!"
I have to say, out of the box, the 9 Pro was impressive. It's sleek, smart, a definite gem in your hand. Given its size, it's got heft - unexpectedly heavy to the hand. A very impressive build.
Startup was excellent - within 15 minutes it had copied my sim, duplicated all my programs, restarted and was on the job. The hardest part was redoing my passwords - it's really about time I got myself a password app. The "Super Actua" display was brilliant, by default it's not on its highest setting for battery saving, but easily changed in settings if you need the detail.
My first experience with the Tensor G4 chip was offered by the fingerprint reader - it's just flat out instantaneous, as are screen changes and app response.
Over the past few days, my focus has been on the camera features.I was anxious to try the 5X telephoto feature. During the week prior, my wife & I had taken shots of the vent fan on our roof, seeing something that appeared strange. Comparing the 9 Pro's closeup shot against a five year old Samsung, it's as if we jumped an entire generation in processing. It actually caused me to lose control of my phone for the time being! Being a photo buff, my wife took control. She snapped photos of our dogs, and upon blowing them up, was amazed at being able to discern the individual hairs on their coats.
That was the appetizer to the camera's ability. Where the Pixel really shines is in the dark. We started taking side by side shots in low light, and the image quality far surpassed what has been available in the market to date. Our fascination with the camera's abilities continued into the night. My wife took the Pixel for some outside night shots which I've included below. These photos were not taken at dusk, this was dead of night, the only yard lighting are a couple of 60 watt LED's on the house, and garden path lighting. It's just amazing what this camera can see that's invisible to the human eye. There's definition to the clouds in the night sky.
We tried the AI enhanced photo features such as the "Add Me." You basically do a short pan of the area, leaving enough room to fit yourself in the photo. Then hand the camera to someone else in the party, take a shot of you, and the AI will incorporate the new photo into the original. Works well. I used the Magic Editor on a shot of the dog. I have a white dog, I simply said "brown"; and a few seconds later the pup had a very impressive looking dye job.
Other things I noted along the way was the speaker was very good for a phone. Sometimes, when a ring tone comes on, it's almost as if it "throws" the sound.
The Pixel has also been very helpful during the first few days, offering a lot of suggestions of the "do you know we can do this for you type?', highlighting features you may not be aware of.
So yeah, as I said at the start, top of the hill phone features are fleeting, what comes next we'll see. I know I'm not one to change phones with every iteration, so it's nice to know Google has guaranteed updates for this phone for 7 years - I may have to take them up on that!
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items 8: content: I have been a Pixel Phone user for several years. I started with the Pixel 4, then the 6 and 7.
Each new model brought an updated design along with some new features and improvements.
This time I decided to get the Pixel Pro 9 when Google offered the Pro model in the 6.3" version for the first time, and WOW!
This time Google hit it out of the park. A beautiful design that looks and feels premium. Just the right size, feels great in the hand, and the flat sides allow for a tight grip.
In the box along with the phone you get a usb-c to usb-c cable. In previous models this cable would be used for transferring data from your old phone during setup. However, this time the data was transferred wirelessly from my Pixel 7. (Don't know if this would work with another brand of phone.) This was the easiest setup of a phone I have ever had. It even connected to home wifi without any input from me. Also, the phone came almost fully charged, but I plugged in the power cable during setup anyway.
During setup you can add fingerprint and face unlock. I also have a Pixel watch which unlocks my phone. Though I never had an issue with the fingerprint reader on my Pixel 7, the 9 Pro comes with an optical fingerprint reader which is even faster and more reliable.
The first thing you should do is go to system settings and make sure you have the latest software updates from Google. then go to the Play Store and update all of your apps.
The screen is very bright. I live in South Florida and I am outdoors in the bright sunlight several hours per day. As much as I loved my Pixel 7, it was difficult to read the screen in sunlight, especially while wearing sunglasses. With the Pixel 9 Pro I can read the screen in the brightest sunlight even while wearing my sunglasses.
Wifi, Bluetooth and cellular connections are strong , reliable and fast. Phone calls are very clear both on and off speaker. Call Notes feature allows you to transcribe a phone conversation so that you can refer to it later without taking notes.
I always loved the cameras on the previous Pixel models, but the camera on the Pixel 9 Pro is a significant upgrade. The 42mp ultrawide front facing camera allows you to get more people in the shot. The skin tones and clarity are simply amazing. The back camera also has an ultrawide lens and a telephoto lens. Super close up shots show the tiniest of details that you can't see with the naked eye. NIght Sight takes long exposure pictures in the dark showing incredible details.
Video is also markedly improved over my Pixel 7. Watching video is also a pleasure with very sharp detail, accurate skin tones and very clear audio.
And as always, the camera app comes with tools for editing photos which are not only fun to use, but very useful. Magic Eraser is a carry over tool from previous models which I used on my recent European vacation. While standing next to the Eiffel Tower I took a selfie with my wife. The picture was ruined by the hundreds of people standing next to us. I used Magic Eraser and now I have a beautiful picture of just the 2 of us in front of the Eiffel Tower. Some new features are Add Me, which allows you to take a group picture and then add yourself to the picture later.
You can also take a photo and completely "reimagine" it by changing the background.
Videos can be edited by removing background noise.
Gemini is the new AI from Google which is embedded in the phone. It has many of the features of Google Assistant and will probably replace the Assistant at some future time. With the Pro model you get 1 year of Gemini Advanced which among other things allows you to carry on a normal conversation with AI. It is absolutely amazing how well this works. You don't have to speak slowly or use certain words. You can even stop and change the conversation. It can help you write emails or find information on your phone.
Of course Google phones come with the usual gamut of useful and unique features like Call Screening, Hold for Me, Google Translate for instant translation. When I was in Europe recently I was able to point my camera at menus in the restaurant windows and I could see the english translation instantly on my phone.. There is a wall outside of Paris that has messages in 50 different languages. I was able to point my phone at it and all of the messages were translated to english. All of the people carrying iphones were amazed and asked how they could get that. I told them "Get a Pixel".
Also, as with all pixels you can do so many tasks simply by using your voice.
There are simply too many features to mention in my review.
Battery life so far has been excellent, easily making it through the busiest of days.
After several days of use I honestly don't have a single complaint. I am still finding and experimenting with new features. Great job Google!
I would recommend this phone to everyone.
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items 9: content: I have the Google Pixel 9 Pro Obsidian color 128GB model here. This is the 6.3 inch display Pro model.
I have owned various Google Pixel phones in the past like the 1,7 pro and 8 along with various Nexus devices as well. This is my favorite Google phone so far. I love the smaller phones personally for this phone Google has featured AI a lot in this device. With the Pixel 9 series Google replaced Google assistant with Gemini although if you would like to revert back to the assistant you can as well. For this phone they have upgraded the Ultra wide and selfie cameras with a 48 mp ultra wide and a 42 mp selfie camera. The new cameras take some great shots especially when there is plenty of light in the picture. Some of the biggest gripes with the Pixel devices the past few years has been overheating and bad signal from the modem. From my experience I haven't experienced either. The phone uses a Vapor chamber for the Pro models this year and Google has a more aggressive management system for the Tensor G4 where it throttles the performance so it prevents from overheating. I also haven't noticed any issues with wifi or cellular using this phone on my home wifi and Verizon network. Google also promises 7 years of security and feature updates and this is a premium looking device it would do well for the next 7 years.
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items 10: content: The Pixel 9 pro is the perfect sized phone for me. The XL seems a bit too large and heavy, and this is a smaller option with all of the same features of the larger phone.
The design and materials are very premium. The flat edges and normalized bezels around the screen make this phone a stunner to look at and to hold. At first, I wasn’t sure that I would like the redesigned camera bar on the back. In person it is well designed and is a refined evolution of the well known Pixel camera bar.
The display gets superbly bright, even in sunlight, making it easy to use outdoors. It also can vary between 1 and 120Hz, animations and moving around the phone are buttery smooth. The under-display fingerprint sensor is now ultrasonic and provides an immediate unlock. Between the fingerprint sensor and the excellent face unlock, the phone is always ready to use once picked up.
The camera is just incredible. I took the phone to a dark sky community and was marveled at the pictures I could take of the stars. The zoom is another thing to marvel at. Macro photos give you unbelievable detail. Panorama photos are clear and excellent even in low light. Zoom enhance was decent - I think this will depend on the photo and level of detail. Video boot can upscale to 8K, which can then allow you to take still photos from the video with an unparalleled level of detail. This is the best camera on any phone, period.
The generative AI features are fun, and add an easy to use and creative way to expand on photos. The ability to add everybody into a photo (the Add Me feature) worked with a level of detail I was not expecting - knowing the depth on where to show/hide different parts of the photo. Auto Frame is very clever and can reframe, crop, and even expand the photo. I used this to expand a photo in a grassy field, and the results were detailed. Reimagine is a feature that can modify parts of a photo with a text prompt. This is unreal and more art than photo. Audio magic eraser also works well - being able to adjust sounds of a video to remove unwanted sounds or noise. Pixel Studio is an app the can generate images and is incredible fun.
The phone comes with 1 year of Gemini Advanced. I love that you can press and hold the power button to invoke Gemini and ask or type questions. It is such an easy way to use it, meaning that you will do it often. Gemini Live is a conversation that really feels like the future.
The Screenshots app is a nice way to compile and have all screenshots in one place. Searching through them works well and I like that you can organize them into collections for easy browsing. Call notes is also very cool. When started, it will notify the other party that the call is being recorded. This runs completely on device, thanks to the phone’s 16 GB of memory, and provides summary of phone calls. This is great if you need to remember something for later, and need to reference the call.
Satellite SOS is an incredible feature if needed. I like that the phone will get 7 years of software support as well.
This phone isn’t just a great Android phone, it is just a great phone. Other ecosystem users might find this just the perfect mix of size, premium features, and true innovation in software.
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starRating: 5
title: Perfect size, premium features, and true innovation
type: REVIEWS
items 11: content: I love the look and feel of this phone. It's really solidly built and the stainless steel edge gives it that premium vibe. The size feels perfect and fits well in the hand and is really lightweight too.
The display on this thing is just beautiful. The OLED screen is so sharp thanks to the 120Hz refresh rate. I watch a lot of YouTube and the screen upgrade has been the nicest thing from my previous phone. The phone also feels really fast. I've never had any slow down or hitches regardless of how many apps I have running.
Battery life is really good. I can easily go through a full day of heavy use without needing to charge it. And when I do need to charge, it's really fast. I also like that it has smart charging so it will wait until a few hours before you wake up to start charging to help extend the battery's lifespan.
The camera is absolutely awesome. It takes great photos in bright light and low light, and the coolest thing has been the 5x zoom. It's awesome to finally be able to take decent far away pictures. My only criticism is that the 128GB storage space should be 256GB by default. If you like to take a lot of photos and videos, especially at a higher resolution, you'll have to back up regularly or lean on cloud storage.
If you're looking for a phone that does everything well and makes life easier, the Pixel 9 Pro is a no-brainer. Excellent camera, stunning display, and great performance. It's so incredibly user friendly, especially if you're already integrated in the Google ecosystem (Google Pay, Gmail, etc.), highly recommend!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: No brainer for excellent camera, display, and performance
type: REVIEWS
items 12: content: I've been using the Google Pixel series for years (and Google Nexus devices before that). They have usually been really good phones, but there has always something that kept them from being great. Coming from the Pixel 7, I was super frustrated with the bad fingerprint reader, constant cell signal dropouts, and lackluster battery life.
I'm really glad that I upgraded to the Pixel 9 Pro. It's a very familiar experience to other Google phones, and the polish on the Pixel 9 series is great. I haven't yet found a single thing to complain about. Google has finally given us a good (ultrasonic) fingerprint reader. Cell signal stability seems vastly improved. Battery life is much better so far. The cameras remain a huge selling point. Speaking of that, I'm really glad that I went with the Pro this time. Among other things, having the 5x zoom lens is a big plus. I'd definitely recommend the Google Pixel 9 series.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Huge upgrade from Pixel 7, fixes previous issues
type: REVIEWS
items 13: content: Per usual the Pixel Pro did not disappoint! Camera quality is top tier, it charges quickly and the battery life lasts at least a day and a half honestly. The design of the phone is sleek and slender which gives it a modern day feel and it’s extremely lightweight and easy to hold. The value for this phone is fair considering I-phones costs are way higher I feel you aren’t compromising on quality even with the more affordable price. It’s extremely user friendly especially for business if you use google as your main operating system. Highly Recommend! Its overall use is great and affordability really helps as well!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Top tier camera, fast charging, and modern design
type: REVIEWS
items 14: content: Ive owned Pixel phones for a few years. The PIxel 6 was a perfect phone: fast, reliable, good camera, good call quality, and just the right size and weight. I upgraded earlier this year to a Pixel 8 Pro. It was much larger, heavier, fantastic screen, nice phone features, but seemed a little slower than the 6. I just upgraded to the Pixel 9 Pro. It is smaller and lighter than the Pixel 6, fabulous screen, great camera features, excellent phone call quality. Im very happy. The best Pixel yet!
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Best Pixel yet, smaller, better screen and camera
type: REVIEWS
items 15: content: Needed to replace my old phone as the screen failed. Was previously using the pixel 7 pro and was happy with that.
Comparing the 9 pro to the 7 pro, the 9 pro has a slightly smaller size that I prefer. The 9 pro has a completely flat screen and again I feel an improvement. It feels a little thicker than the 7 pro.
The main reason I have stuck with the pixel range is the camera. As expected, the camera is exceptional and lives up to the hype. Charging is quick enough for me (nowhere near as fast as the OnePlus and similar). Overall really happy with purchase.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Smaller size, flat screen, and exceptional camera
type: REVIEWS
items 16: content: Awesome device. The camera left me speechless, especially the front cam. Much better point-and-shoot camera vs. my spouse's IPhone 16 Pro. Gemini is much smoother and less laggy. The P9P fixes the issues I was having with my Pixel 8 (internals pushing against the display; service/signal drops, Ultrasonic Fingerprint xD)
I choose Best Buy over other retailers and wireless providers: similar trade in value to Google store, good credit limit and interest free payments, better than synchrony.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Awesome device, better camera and Gemini than iPhone
type: REVIEWS
items 17: content: I was previously using the Pixel 7 and in comparison, the Pixel 9 pro feels a lot more premium with its frosted glass back and has a nice weight to it without it being too heavy. The screen is definitely much better quality and the videos appear much brighter when watching videos. In terms of its battery life - I used it intensively for a whole day scrolling, playing videos, and my little one playing games on it, and by the end of the day I still had about 30% left so I'm very impressed with the battery life. The camera is excellent in dim light when using this at the aquarium. I'm very impressed with this overall and considering the size it packs a punch.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: More premium feel, better screen and battery life
type: REVIEWS
items 18: content: Great phone, enough to offer with the Pixel 9 Pro. It runs smoothly, opens apps rapidly, and does multitasking and gaming flawlessly. The camera is undoubtedly among the best available; it takes excellent pictures in any kind of lighting. The bright, clear screen produces a fantastic visual experience for videos and games. The battery life is decent, but if you use it frequently, you may need to charge it before the end of the day. Although it is expensive, it is a fantastic choice if you desire high-end features.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Great phone with smooth performance and excellent camera
type: REVIEWS
items 19: content: Having had other Android phones for so long, I wanted something different but specifically, I wanted a smaller phone as I tend to use my phones with one hand. When I saw the Pixel 9 Pro announced along side the normal Pixel 9 and the Pixel 9 Pro XL, I was instantly drawn specifically the Pixel 9 Pro for it for both its camera performance, AI features and most importantly the size of the phone.
The bigger bonuses for me on the Pixel 9 Pro is that the display is beautiful to look at and to use with its 120hz refresh rate and the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor is instantaneous compared to older phones with the optical sensor.
As i tend to take a lot of pictures on my phone with both the front selfies camera and rear cameras, I've never been close to anything below 20% battery at the end of the day which I have not had for a long time.
marketplace: google
source: google
sourceLogo: https://i.flash.tech/a/rs:fill:300:400:0/g:sm/plain/s3://flash-creatives/images/merchants/google
starRating: 5
title: Smaller phone with beautiful display and great camera
type: REVIEWS
