Samsung wanted this to be their week, and it still mostly is with the launch of the Fold 6, Flip 6, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. However, Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 launch is incredibly close, so the leaks for it are only going to ramp up. Today, a fresh report is here to keep things moving toward that mid-August Pixel 9 event.
A site called Dealabs says they’ve uncovered information for the entire Pixel 9 family, giving us the storage configurations, colors of each device, and potential Euro pricing. Since we see information like this regularly before a launch, I’m just going to assume they found a retailer who slipped up early, even if they won’t say it.
So what do we know now about the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold? Let’s break it all down.
The Pixel 9 is now rumored to come in 4 different colors (Obsidian, Porcelain, Cosmo, and Mojito) and with two storage amounts (128GB or 256GB). Those models should then be priced at €899 and €999, respectively.
For the Pixel 9 Pro, we could see the following:
• Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1099), 256GB (€1199), 512GB (€1329)
• Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian and Hazel.
For the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we could see the following:
• Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1199), 256GB (€1299), 512GB (€1429), 1TB (€1689)
• Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian, Porcelain, and Hazel. The 1TB model might only launch in Obsidian.
And finally, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could come in the following:
• Storage options, prices: 256GB (€1899), 512GB (€2029)
• Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain
What should we take from this? A couple of things. A lot of this sounds reasonable and the colors are all colors we have seen Google use before. The new one is Pink, and this information does not match up correctly to that pink Pixel 9 we saw earlier. Today’s leak suggests the Pixel 9 Pro will be the only device in pink, yet again, that’s not what we’ve already seen – it was a regular Pixel 9 in pink.
The other thing to keep in mind is that retailers who drop this info early, tend to either use placeholders or they use weird estimates on pricing that fluctuate. These prices do look more specific than we often seen from early retailer leaks, so that gives them some more weight.
And finally, you can’t simply take Euro pricing and just switch the symbol to a dollar sign. In other words, don’t automatically switch to the Pixel 9 starting at $899 here. It could! But this is not a suggestion or confirmation of that happening just yet. If anything, drop $100 off to $799 to match what Euro pricing looked like compared to US pricing for the Pixel 8 series.
Other than that, any other thoughts from you?
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All of this is more than I'm prepared to pay for a phone these days. It's absurd.
I switched to a Nothing Phone 1 last year (about £400?) and it's been more than capable of handling my daily usage.
I'll keep the thing for three years, then upgrade to another mid-range. I don't need to pay more than twice the price for hugely diminishing returns.
How about a top-range phone for £800, that you keep for 6 years? 🤷♂️ Just spit-balling. On paper seems like the better alternative to me. By the time it hits 3 years it might be a mid-range phone, but then you won't have to switch phones for another 3 years. Plus better features.
I dunno, what do you think?
If you're buying the phone outright then that could work. Provided it's supported for that long, and you can look after it well enough then I don't see why not - you just have to be prepared to pay £800 all at once.
Part of my reasoning is the £400 cost keeps my monthly bill down, as I don't buy the phone outright.
If nothing else, keeping one phone for 6 years would be better for the environment.
I guess this is the main contention for a lot of people. I think of it as "I won't buy a thing like this for many years now" and me subscribing to my phone for RETAIL_PRICE ÷ MONTHS_OF_OWNERSHIP. Then if I resell it it's even cheaper. 👍
Also I have the opportunity to buy tech tax-free via my work, so that's cheaper as well. But most people don't, I guess.
Also a good point regarding the environment. I didn't think of that.
A new midrange is better than a 3 years old flagship, if only for the software updates.
Plus you still have your old phone to resell or hand down to a family member.
Pixels have more than 3 years of software updates, right? Wasn't it 6 or 7 years now?
And the second point is true for flagships too, no? Maybe I'm wrong.
I think that depends on what features you want. The thing that makes the pixel pro stand out is the cameras.
I think that's just it, the market for day 1 flagships has shrunk, so they're trying to get more money per unit. There's always some people willing to pay for the newest gadget.
What's the camera like? I have an S23 but can't justify those prices anymore.
In my opinion it's fine. I'm not super into photography or anything so take that with a big grain of salt. I don't take too many pictures, but when I do they seem perfectly serviceable.
They're never going to compare to a newer flagship, mind you.
Thanks - the camera is a big thing for me. Looking at the phone I like the minimalist idea for the OS and the glyphs intrigue me. I'd need to put a case on it though as I've dropped a couple of phones. The only one without a case shattered :-(
The glyphs are a fun gimmick. I wouldn't say you're likely to use them all that much.
Maybe Google around a bit and see what you can find. There will definitely be other mid-range phones that lean more heavily into the camera, but at this price you're always going to be making concessions somewhere.