There has been a steady stream of leaks and rumors leading up to Google’s fall Pixel 9 lineup announcement. We’ve seen several renders of the Pixel 9, but the latest leak could be the best look yet at the new smartphone.
The image was first posted on the Russian site Rozeket (via Android Police). A series of images of the Pixel 9 Pro show some design changes, especially in the camera area of the phone. These are comprehensive and show the phone from all sides.
Since the Pixel 6, Google’s Pixel line has featured a coplanar camera bar shape on the left and right sides. The Pixel 9 appears to keep the bar layout, but with oval protrusions that don’t reach the edges. Strangely, it feels more obvious than previous designs. Perhaps that’s because it’s still a slightly different color than the phone, and the back looks more like brushed metal than polished.
With the camera removed, the Pixel 9 Pro looks more round than the Pixel 8, which looks more rectangular. The next Pixel 8a also appears to have more rounded corners, which seems to be part of Google’s new design language.
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Also, on the bottom of the phone, the SIM card tray has been moved from the left side of the phone to the bottom. Android Police calls this move controversial, but it doesn’t seem like a terrible move to us.
One of the images shows a Pixel 9 Pro next to what looks like an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Normally, Google would try to match the size of the latest iPhones, but rumor has it that Google will release four new phones this fall: Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold. It has been. The Pixel 9 Pro is expected to have a 6.1-inch display, while the Pixel 9 Pro XL is expected to have a 6.7-inch display.
The Pixel 8 Pro has a 6.7-inch screen, so the Pixel 9 Pro may have a slightly smaller screen size. It will be interesting to see how Google sells the XL and 9 Pro. Because they seem to have the potential to fill different niches. So what happens to the 9 Pro?
One last thing to note about the Pixel 9 Pro is one of the images showing the phone’s fast boot menu. In that menu, we can see that the device comes with 128GB of storage and 16GB of Micron LPDDR5 RAM.
The Pixel 8 Pro had storage capacities of 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB, so this is in line with that. However, the RAM has been upgraded, as last year’s model was equipped with 12GB.
