This week Google unveiled four new phones \u2013 three rigid and one foldable. Half of the new models will be out next week, the other half in early September, but all are on pre-order with a free storage upgrade as a reason to jump on board early. What do you think?<\/p>\n
You can find pricing details for the US, Canada and Europe here<\/a>, the launch in India was a day later \u2013 details on that here. Even though the vanilla Pixel 9 lost its flagship status, it is more expensive than its predecessor ($800\/\u20ac900 vs. $700\/\u20ac800). The Pro is the same price, but the Pro XL is the proper successor to the Pixel 8 Pro and that also has a higher price ($1,100\/\u20ac1,200 vs. $1,000\/\u20ac1,100).<\/p>\n Let\u2019s start with the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL<\/a>. Google bumped up the screen size a bit to 6.8\u201d and switched to an ultrasonic FP reader<\/a>. The rear cameras are mostly the same, but they can now record 8K video (30fps). The front got a major upgrade to a 42MP sensor and an ultra wide lens with autofocus. Charging speed got boosted and now reaches 70% in 30 minutes (up from 50%). Satellite SOS is now supported too.<\/p>\n The Pro XL is pricey, but you can spread the cost over the 7 years that the phone will be supported. For the most part, there aren\u2019t specs that feel like they will age too quickly \u2013 with the possible exception of the Tensor G4 chipset, but that\u2019s something that we will have to test. Adding 16GB of RAM was a good move, since rival Samsung still only offers 12GB max.<\/p>\n The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL is coming out on August 22. Are you thinking about pre-ordering?<\/p>\n![\"Weekly](\"https:\/\/fdn.gsmarena.com\/imgroot\/news\/24\/08\/weekly-poll-google-pixel-9-series\/inline\/-1200\/gsmarena_0005.jpg\")
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