Leo season’s a giant time for Gemini, apparently. Google debuted its newest Pixel 9 smartphones and its Made By Google occasion on August 13, and so they’re all infused with enhanced variations of Google’s Gemini AI.

The Pixel 9 line has 4 members: the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Professional and Professional XL, and Pixel 9 Professional Fold. As you could possibly most likely guess, the Pixel 9 Professional Fold is an entire different beast. However in case you’re not out there for a telephone that may casually unfold right into a pill, you will be selecting between the common Pixel 9 or one of many Professional variations.

First, let’s begin with pricing: The Pixel 9 begins at $799 with transport beginning on August 22. The 6.3-inch Pixel 9 Professional begins at $999 with transport additionally beginning on Sept. 4, and the 6.8-inch Pixel 9 Professional XL begins at $1,099 with transport beginning on August 22. Each Professional fashions provide 4 storage choices between 128 GB and 1 TB whereas the non-Professional solely is available in 128 GB and 256 GB.

You’ll be able to preorder any of them now at Google (groundbreaking), Finest Purchase, and Amazon, with all three retailers providing between $100 and $200 in present playing cards along with your buy — even with out buying and selling in. Particular telephone carriers like Verizon and AT&T even have Pixel preorders out there, although they do not have the candy present card state of affairs.

All three telephones are available 4 colours, although Google has reserved the Wintergreen shade and Barbie-esque Peony shade only for the Pixel 9. Be aware that the value hike between the Professional and Professional XL solely has to do with bodily display screen measurement. For the primary time, Google has made the Professional model out there in two completely different sizes with out sacrificing any tech specs for the smaller model.

Talking of tech specs, all Pixel 9 telephones wield Google’s new Tensor G4 chip that ought to make web looking, app launching, and photograph and video taking pictures speeds practically 20% quicker than they’d be on a Pixel 8. Google additionally says that the Pixel 9 line is twice as sturdy because the earlier era, although the stylish new design positively is not screaming rugged.

Additionally constructed into this refreshed design is a very refreshed AI expertise. Even in case you’re not one to have AI write an e mail for you, Gemini will nonetheless are available clutch. Whip up a gaggle photograph that everybody likes with the Finest Take characteristic, add your self to a gaggle image that you simply took, pull assembly or social gathering particulars from that Gmail invitation you simply cannot discover, or discover out what’s incorrect along with your dying plant with out franticly describing it into the search bar.

Apart from AI, digicam high quality and display screen high quality are most likely the 2 largest wins throughout all Pixel 9s. The bottom tier Pixel 9’s show will get 35% brighter than its predecessor, which might be needed for eyeing all the small print captured in its new 48 MP ultrawide lens. The Execs get even brighter (together with in direct daylight) and rock Google’s finest digicam system but, which features a 42 MP entrance digicam, Tremendous Res Zoom compatibility with video, and improved Evening Sight.

In the case of the brand new telephones, going “Professional” additionally unlocks a Google One AI Premium Plan with one free yr of Gemini Superior. With this, you will get 2TB of storage and entry to essentially the most interactive Gemini options.