Google Pixel 9 Pro/XL

Google are really dropping the ball with this especially as there's a hefty price increase.

Would rather they just gave me 12 months of YouTube premium than that other shíte.

I read some articles recently stating that this new Tensor processor has the smallest improvement over its predecessor so far and is more of an incremental update. Google missed some development targets and their big improvements will be coming with the Pixel 10 now, strange time for them to be hiking their prices and removing their usually decent preorder offers then.

Yeh did same with the Pixel 8 pro and that apparently includes a €200 bonus. Seems they don't rate their own hardware, even the fold is a lousy trade in value but ironically they'll pay out for iPhones. Hard pass from me too.

Went to look at upgrading the watch to the 45mm version and they've gotten rid of the trade in option for Ireland - seems they don't want people to upgrade from recent devices.

Offered me €260 for a perfect pixel 6 which includes a €200 euro 'bonus' so they value their pixel 6 at €60.00 pretty pathetic.

Very underwhelming to be honest. I have always been Pixel and always kept an eye on these threads here for each new iteration. This thread is definitely the quietest and by a distance. People used to post their pre-order info here such as version, colour etc and talk about the website crashing and all that other stuff that goes on with launch day.

I think Google have made a big error how they have priced these products. Day to day I don't think people will use AI all that often and it is a novelty that will wear off to a degree. The camera tricks I don't know again how valuable some of them are day to day. Really disappointed that still Qi2 has not arrived on a premium Android phone. The standard was finalised in early 2023 and it's only made it to one budget phone so far. Magsafe has been around a while but Android don't seem bothered. It can be a genuinely useful feature.

I think I'll pass on P9.

Three have the 9 Pro for €979 and mention trade in available.

Yeah their trade in values are pretty bad compared to Google with the 200 bonus and they list every pixel since the 3 but not the 6a funnily enough. I'd rather just go through Google so I wouldn't have to deal with 3.

Phone looks good some interesting features glad there is a normal size pro finally.

The focus on AI is just disappointing and it feels half baked for a launch. How many times did they say AI or Gemini during the event? I'm sure someone did a tally, I feel like they wanted to squeeze this out quick before the pixel 10 on the new tsmc chips.

Even if/when the AI bubble dies and hopefully it does I feel like Google will flog the dead horse for a few more generations to come. Apparently Gemini doesn't do basic stuff like assistant does and you can't have both on a device at once.

The lack of day 1 reviews although normally taken with a pinch of salt is odd and also like a movie or game probably a warning sign too. The only one I found was jerry rig everything and that just shows it won't snap in half easily.

They need to reel in their prices too they are not on the same level as apple or Samsung hardware wise so shouldn't price it as such. Offering a year of AI is not a pre order bonus and holds no value for anyone they are just looking for Guinea pigs to test it until they add it to the killed by Google pile. Only the double storage offer is worth something even though it screams oops we should of started at 256 not 128.

bring back headphones and watches as a pre order bonus at least they are useful or at least make it a choice.

Oh and there seems to be a 10% discount on the 8pro with a 200£ voucher off also on Amazon if anyone is interested in not forking out 1000+ on a new phone and is happy to go 750 on one thats pretty similar and not even a year old

My point was I value not having ads on YouTube more than their AI shíte. Shove all the AI you want in the phone, grand. Absolutely laughable if you think I'm going to pay a sub to access it though.

Didn't think they still did that other than with budget phones haven't seen it in a while. Got a 7a on offer from 3 then popped a Vodafone SIM in and it worked fine no bloatware at all

Some early first impression reviews. Camera's are no better than the 8 pro really. Selfie and wide angle one are upgrades but I rarely use them. Lots of other little things with build quality improved, battery life/charging speeds are making me think it's worth the extra 250 I'd pay for a 8 Pro in the long run.

I stupidly assumed the google store would be the best price available but from looking at three it seems you can get the XL with 256gb AND a trade-in for about 1k. It's been ages since I've bought a phone from a shop like three or Eir and I know this is a extremely basic question but if I buy a three pre-pay version of it, is it locked to Three or the same as buying it direct from Google?

Anyone know if 3 trade in partner actually takes damaged phones? I've a Pixel 6 with a dead screen and it's offering €8.80 trade in for it when I pick poor condition and untick the "your device doesn't power on, has screen burn or liquid damage" box.

If I could get the €200 top up bonus on that I'd be very tempted to upgrade to the 9 Pro from an 8.

T&C say it must be working.

At the very minimum the Device being traded in must:

It must power on/up and hold a charge.

It must be fully functional and must have no software or hardware faults.

First proper technical review I've found. Charging speeds over 15-30 min have improved a nice bit and battery life seems to have improved over the 8. They were using a Samsung 45w charger, google official one may do slightly better. Build quality has improved and fingerprint scanner is way faster.

Hi, how did you do to buy it?

I added the 9 Pro to my shopping cart but on the last step I'm required to top up my plan immediately or on a later stage. I topped up recently so I schedule my top up and yet my purchase is not complete, with the phone left in the shopping cart.I went trough all steps suchs as choosing a delivery address, I also received a 24 months commitment contract and all, but I haven't had any joy.

I just went pre pay new number think I'd to pay 20 euro for a SIM card..

The 9 pro isn't out till September?

well you can't send back your phone until you enter the imei of the new one - at least if you are getting the trade in bonus.. im hoping to do it pretty quickly once i get the new phone in case they change the offer..

I am likely being dense here but when trying to buy the phone (XL) through Three.ie I'm selecting prepay and they're asking me if I'm an existing three user ( no) and if I want to keep my number (bit weird to ask if it's unlocked, but yes). Then they're offering me three plans which I've no interest in or need of. I presume all I do it select whatever one and they'll include a sim in the order which I can bin. But then they're asking for my number and I'm wary of ending up porting it over unintentionally.

Edit

Ignore, just bought it through the google store instead.