Google’s attempts to silence leaks about its phones are not giving the expected results. To end this bidding, the company decided to show the Pixel 9 Pro and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold ahead of time. And even brought forward its launch.
The Google Pixel 9 will be officially presented in Mountain View on August 13 in the next Made by Google. This event, which was brought forward two months from the 2023 presentation, will be one of the last events in the industry in 2024. With the exception of Apple, in its classic month of September, not many brands usually launch their mobile phones on this date.
Design-wise, ever since Google redesigned the device with the Pixel 6, the company has maintained a distinctive battery module. rear camera Whether it had more or less sensors, the module occupied the upper part of its back, something that is going to change in this generation.
Through an official video, the rear design of the Pixel 9 Pro is shown, through a screenshot, with a oval camera module which no longer goes to extremes. It maintains three sensors (wide angle, wide angle and telephoto and the flash just below.
A phone built for the Gemini era.
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Google did not offer any further details about its configuration and the video only reveals a very small portion of the phone. However, the photos and renders leaked since I/O 2024 are enough to give an idea of the design of the new device.
As can be seen from the clip, the back will abandon the curved format The screen will also be flat, something that was seen in last year’s model, and the frame seems to occupy a larger portion of the sides.
According to previous leaks, the Pixel 9 Pro will arrive with a 6.5-inch OLED display (2,400 by 1,080 pixels) with a 120 Hz refresh rate.
Under the hood is Google’s new Tensor G4 processor, 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB of internal storage. The Pro model and its XL variant will offer support for ultra-wideband (UWB) technology.
The Pro phone will come with a 4,558 mAh battery with support for fast charging. In this regard, Google has certified a new 45 W charger in Taiwan, although it will not be included in the box of the phone.
Google Pixel: the mystery of the foldable
A foldable phone built for the Gemini era.
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Through a second teaser, the technology giant revealed what the upper half of the device will look like. Pixel 9 Pro FoldThe video, which is a carbon copy of the previous one, although here the screen opens to show the words “Oh hi, AI”, before closing to show the back.
As a novelty, it will come with an oval chamber, which will house all the sensors and flashThe camera bump design is similar, though the foldable’s is off-center and features stacked lenses.
The hinge also appears much thinner and more discreet than on the previous Pixel Fold, which will benefit the final thickness. The video shows that the front screen will be surrounded by a delicate black border.
In both teams, AI will play a key role thanks to Gemini The phone will take advantage of all the features that were previewed at I/O 2024, some of them implemented directly on the phone’s hardware.
In recent years, Google has been clear about its ambitions to grow the Pixel line beyond its long-standing second-string position in the Android market.