The umpteenth Google Pixel 9 Pro leak puts the spotlight (again) on AI and the phone’s snazzy design
Now that looks like some very useful AI magic!
If you’ve felt like many of the artificial intelligence tools unveiled by Google, Samsung, and so many other mobile industry heavyweights over the last year or so haven’t exactly improved your user experience in significant ways, something tells us you’ll look at the “Add Me” feature a little differently once it’s rolled out… if it works as advertised.
Gemini is of course also expected to gain a lot of extra super-powers with the introduction of the Pixel 9 series, one of which is neatly demonstrated in today’s promo video as well. We’re not sure if this particular skill has any catchy name, but apparently, Google’s state-of-the-art AI chatbot will be able to detect ingredients in snapshots and instantly propose recipes you could prepare with said ingredients.
That sounds and looks a little bit gimmicky in the honest opinion of this writer, but given the huge popularity of cooking shows like “Top Chef”, “Hell’s Kitchen”, and yes, “The Bear” all around the world in recent years, it could be something that certain Pixel 9 users will find convenient and useful.
Behold the Pixel 9 Pro in all its colorful glory!
The Pixel 9 Pro (hold the XL) is showcased in a grand total of four decidedly eye-catching paint jobs from every possible angle, giving us yet another look (or 20) at its distinctive new rear camera module, rounded corners, relatively thick waist, and not-very-thin screen bezels.
- 6.34-inch LTPO OLED screen with 2856 x 1280 pixel resolution and 120Hz refresh rate technology;
- Google Tensor G4 processor;
- Android 15;
- 50 + 48 + 48MP triple rear-facing camera system;
- 42MP front-facing camera;
- 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options;
- 12/16GB RAM;
- 4,600mAh battery.
Last but certainly not least, we have strong reasons to believe that the Pixel 9 Pro will start at a price of around $1,000 in the US, with the “vanilla” Pixel 9 reportedly set to cost $800 in an entry-level configuration and the most affordable Pixel 9 Pro XL model likely to set you back a whopping $1,100 or so.
That’s definitely an… ambitious pricing structure that Google will need to back up with a lot more than just a few potentially useful but also gimmicky-looking new AI capabilities.
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