The Google Pixel 9, 9 Professional, 9 Professional XL, and 9 Professional Fold are barely on retailer cabinets, and we will already inform you the codenames of Google’s subsequent era of Pixel gadgets.
It’s already been leaked a number of instances that the codename for Pixel 9a goes to be ‘Tegu’, which we will affirm as properly. We do anticipate that the Pixel 9a will likely be introduced round Google I/O in Could, the identical time because the a-series is often introduced.
As for the Pixel 10 collection, the Pixel 10 is codenamed ‘Frankel’. And excellent news for people who favored the Pixel 9 Professional’s dimension, there will likely be a Pixel 10 Professional and Pixel 10 Professional XL. The Pixel 10 will likely be codenamed ‘Blazer’, and the Pixel 10 Professional XL will likely be ‘Mustang’.
Lastly, the Pixel 10 Professional Fold will likely be codenamed ‘Rango’. As soon as once more, the Pixel 10 Professional Fold is anticipated to launch within the fall with the remainder of the Pixel 10 collection. The one Pixel machine that’s slated to launch earlier than Fall 2025 goes to be the Google Pixel 9a, as anticipated.
The smaller Pixel ‘Professional’ stays for one more 12 months
Whereas it’s nonetheless early to see how properly the Pixel 9 Professional goes to do by way of gross sales, Google does stay dedicated to releasing a Pixel 10 Professional subsequent 12 months, and that’s nice information. For years, we now have needed a smaller flagship telephone, that doesn’t compromise on something, and Google lastly delivered that in 2024 with the Pixel 9 Professional.
Apple has tried to do that earlier than with the iPhone 12 Mini, however the one factor is, the battery life sucked, and it was not a flagship telephone; it was their entry-level telephone with a smaller display. That is why Apple needed to cancel it after the iPhone 13 Mini was launched in 2021. Sony additionally used to supply a small flagship telephone in its “Compact” lineup of telephones. Whereas Sony now not makes use of the “Compact” identify, it does have a compact telephone within the Sony Xperia 5 collection. Nonetheless, it’s not fairly a completely high-end or flagship telephone, and it’s additionally comparatively costly – to not point out not offered within the US.
That actually solely leaves the vanilla Galaxy S fashions from Samsung. The Galaxy S24 is a considerably compact telephone with a 6.2-inch show, nevertheless it doesn’t share the identical specs because the Extremely mannequin. In the meantime Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional XL are the very same, with the one variations being display dimension and battery dimension (additionally charging, as a result of bigger battery). Hopefully, the smaller Professional fashions promote properly sufficient that Google will proceed to maintain them round.
