We’re nonetheless processing all that Google confirmed off yesterday from the Pixel 9 up by way of the Pixel 9 Professional Fold, Pixel Watch 3, and extra. That is simply the largest Google {hardware} reveal we have now been part of, even when they began off the primary half-hour of the present speaking about software program. There was loads to absorb, so there could also be stuff you missed.
Let’s take a couple of minutes to share a bunch of random-yet-important notes concerning the Pixel 9 Professional collection that you might have missed. A few of these issues might alter your shopping for determination or no less than affirm that your pre-order was the fitting transfer.
Pixel 9 Professional Sequence launches with Android 14, however who cares. Sure, the Pixel 9 will launch with Android 14 out of the field and that’s neither a shock neither is it a giant deal. Android 15 hasn’t been launched but and remains to be in beta (new beta yesterday), so it solely is smart that the Pixel 9 is operating the present secure model of Android. You already know what? When Android 15 releases, you may wager on the Pixel 9 being one of many first units to have it.
Pixel 9 Professional in Pink (Rose Quartz) solely is available in 256GB. 1TB solely in Obsidian. Followers of the pink or “Rose Quartz” Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional XL can solely purchase the system with 256GB storage, which suggests a beginning value of both $1,099 (9 Professional) or $1,199 (9 Professional XL). Why no 128GB choice? Possibly Google doesn’t anticipate to promote that many.
On a associated word, if you need 1TB storage in your Pixel 9 system, you may solely select the Obsidian shade. Each Porcelain and Hazel go as much as 512GB, although, so there’s that.
New 45W charger, however now 45W speeds. Google launched a brand new wired charger for Pixel for the primary time in years. It’s a 45W bulb of a charging brick that prices $29.99. Sadly, not one of the new Pixel 9 telephones cost at 45W speeds. As a substitute, the Pixel 9 Professional tops out at 27W and the Pixel 9 Professional XL tops out at 37W. For the Pixel 9 Professional XL, 37W is the quickest Google has ever let a Pixel system cost, but it surely’s nonetheless not the total 45W.
No Qi2 wi-fi charging. All the new Pixel 9 units have wi-fi charging, however it’s nonetheless the previous Qi normal, not the brand new Qi2. When requested why throughout a briefing name, Google principally mentioned that they haven’t heard of us demanding for it and that’s simply foolish. Qi2 will primarily deliver Apple’s fantastic MagSafe magnets and charging to Android, one thing we’d all admire. Significantly, the Apple wi-fi charging ecosystem is so good that everybody would doubtless need it in the event that they knew it might come to Android. Possibly subsequent 12 months…please go inform Google you need this within the Pixel 10.
Huge improve to the fingerprint sensor. Google briefly talked about throughout yesterday’s presentation that they’d upgraded the fingerprint sensor within the Pixel 9 collection after which confirmed a slide suggesting it ought to be 50% quicker. Qualcomm later adopted up to substantiate that it’s the Qualcomm 3D Sonic Gen 2 ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. That is the sensor that Samsung has been utilizing for a few releases now and it ought to certainly deliver nice enhancements over the dangerous sensors Google had in all earlier Pixel units.
Nonetheless has temperature sensor. The temperature sensor is again within the Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional XL after first debuting within the Pixel 8 Professional a 12 months in the past. Does it do something new or is it any extra helpful? Ummm, I suppose we’ll see however unlikely. Anybody utilizing it on the 8 Professional nonetheless?
Gemini Reside requires Gemini Superior, which you get free. One of many greatest Gemini bulletins for the Pixel 9 Professional collection was Gemini Reside, the place Google confirmed demos of speaking to Gemini in a extra pure means, with it speaking to you as if it have been one other particular person. We’ll actually take a look at the heck out of this, but it surely appears to be like like a promising concept for these needing a brand new good friend assistant to bounce concepts off. With the intention to get entry, you do want a Gemini Superior subscription, which might usually price you $239 for a 12 months. Google is giving a year-long subscription to Pixel 9 Professional house owners, although.
And by the best way, Gemini Superior additionally comes with entry to new Gemini options first, in addition to 2TB of Google One storage by way of the Google One AI Premium plan.
3 New Pixel unique apps are right here. You most likely didn’t miss this, since Google spent a superb period of time on them, however there are 3 new Pixel apps you get to play with that nobody else will get. There’s Pixel Climate, the devoted climate app from Google we’ve been wanting for years. Then you might have Pixel Studio, which is a little bit picture creator software that can assist you make your subsequent enjoyable invite or foolish picture to share to mates. And eventually, you might have Pixel Screenshots, a brand new means of utilizing the screenshot capabilities of Android to arrange your life and enable you discover info later. These are all exclusive-to-Pixel options and the Pixel 9 Professional has all of them out of the field.
Pixel 9 Professional is each little bit of “Professional” telephone because the Pixel 9 Professional XL. I do know that we’re so accustomed to Google making two telephones, certainly one of which is lacking all kinds of options from the “Professional” mannequin that I must say this once more – the Pixel 9 Professional may be smaller, but it surely has the entire items of the Pixel 9 Professional XL. In different phrases, Google didn’t lower something from the smaller Professional mannequin and is actually simply providing you with a selection.
In our preliminary write-up, we lined this, however we’ll run by way of it yet one more time. The variations between the 2 embody a barely greater battery (5060mAh vs. 4700mAh), quicker charging (37W vs. 27W), and an even bigger show. Two of this three variations are size-related, and I couldn’t let you know why Google created this distinction in charging speeds, though it could even be size-related. That’s it. In any other case, you might have the identical chip, 16GB RAM, storage choices, similar precise digital camera system, similar design and supplies and colours, UWB, and the listing goes on.