By Adam DoudUpdated: Aug. 13, 2024 5:18 pm EST
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Made By Google is Google's yearly hardware launch occasion, and the business has a multitude of brand-new gadgets to flaunt. In addition to upgraded variations of the Pixel Watch and Pixel Buds, Google likewise upgraded its phones. This year, the Google Pixel 9 Pro is getting a bigger brother or sister– the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Unlike the Pixel 9, which is available in simply a single size, you'll have the ability to pick from the Pixel 9 Pro with a 6.3-inch screen or the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which will bring a 6.8-inch screen. Besides that (and the battery size), whatever will equal in between the 2 phones.
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Google is likewise doubling down on AI since it's 2024, which's what a business requires to do to reveal that it is … ahem … innovating. I went to Google's occasion in Mountain View, California, and got to invest a long time with the brand-new phones. Here's what Google is giving the 2024 Pixel 9 Pro.
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In addition to the abovementioned screen size distinctions, the Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL have various battery capabilities, with the Pro clocking in at 4,700 mAh and the Pro XL at 5,060 mAh. Aside from the screen and battery, both designs have the precise very same specs. Like the Pixel 9, both phones support 45W charging and cordless charging, though Google didn't provide wattage on the latter, stating just that it is Qi-certified. According to the business, when charging with a cable television, you can get the battery as much as a 55% charge level in 30 minutes.
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These phones likewise get Google's Tensor G4 processor, which is a moderate upgrade from the Tensor G3. Google similarly upped the RAM to 16 GB in the base designs with storage choices varying from 128 GB as much as 1 TB. Gone is the Geordi La Forge video camera visor on the back of the phone– the video camera island is still horizontal throughout the back side, however the electronic camera bump ends before it reaches the edge of the handset. I'm a little dissatisfied that's the case, as I actually liked the visor and the truth that it had its own of ramp. The brand-new style does not look bad, however I'll miss out on the old cam bump for sure.
Doubling down on AI
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Google is pressing AI quite hard by providing one year of Google One AI Premium with the purchase of the Pixel 9 Pro. This premium plan lets you get access to the more effective variation of Google's AI assistant, which you'll likewise have the ability to gain access to in Google Docs and Gmail. Most especially, you can utilize it to ask Gemini to sum up files for you in Google Docs and to keep you as much as date on your e-mail.
