Google Pixel 9 series

Which Pixel 9 series devices are you most interested in?

  • Pixel 9

  • Pixel 9 Pro

  • Pixel 9 Pro XL

  • Pixel 9 Pro Fold

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I feel all these fiasco is a nothing burger la. The main thing is whether the A.I. is truly useful this time around or not since pixel is all in on A.I.

That would be the real difference maker, like how call screening is indispensable to many users in the US now.

Where is our call screening? :s15:
 

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Anyone able to find crystal clear (not tpu) slim case for Pixel 9 Pro XL?
If you mean hard polycarb case instead of TPU, I only found this on shopee

i did follow their channel but still they been giving me the vibes that they are more toward apple product?

however i follow "In Depth Tech Reviews" as he brought the phone & not sponsor from google. His contents was really spoke out on his own mind, rather than other channels video i suppose.
Agreed, Ive always felt that MKBHD and MrWhosetheboss has the tendency to be more willing to overlook or at least are able to live with any issues iphones have, and somehow are more critical of the issues on android devices. And within the android space, are less critical of Samsung.

To be fair I know this applies to many other youtubers as well, but MKBHD and MrWhosetheboss are 2 of the biggest out there, and that gives their influence far more presence.
MrWhosetheboss's iphone 15 and 15 plus review video last year. The tagline in that video was "suspicously good!" but the iphone 15/15plus are 2023 flagship priced phones that are still coming out with 60hz displays and lets be real, brought nothing new to the table when it came to iphone design and features.
 

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i did follow their channel but still they been giving me the vibes that they are more toward apple product?

however i follow "In Depth Tech Reviews" as he brought the phone & not sponsor from google. His contents was really spoke out on his own mind, rather than other channels video i suppose.
lol why u nv post link. I just finished that video and was gonna share here then saw ur post.

for everyone else tldr he got the phone early and did a review. but mainly on software and some camera features. Hopefully he makes more of them

 

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lol why u nv post link. I just finished that video and was gonna share here then saw ur post.

for everyone else tldr he got the phone early and did a review. but mainly on software and some camera features. Hopefully he makes more of them


sorry moi noob posting video links here. stil trying my way to post something here also :s12:
 

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lol why u nv post link. I just finished that video and was gonna share here then saw ur post.

for everyone else tldr he got the phone early and did a review. but mainly on software and some camera features. Hopefully he makes more of them


Just curious - if this guy supposedly pays for the phones he reviews, how did he get the phone early then?
 

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Just curious - if this guy supposedly pays for the phones he reviews, how did he get the phone early then?
I was wondering the same too... He even said he got it even before the official shipping date, which is highly unlikely. Usually early retail units that get "reviewed" are from ppl working at telcos/electronics stores. Suspect he really bought it off one of those places but chose not to mention it in the video in order to protect them.
 

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I was wondering the same too... He even said he got it even before the official shipping date, which is highly unlikely. Usually early retail units that get "reviewed" are from ppl working at telcos/electronics stores. Suspect he really bought it off one of those places but chose not to mention it in the video in order to protect them.
There are many back channels to get it one. Just need to spend more money.
 

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Maybe with next year shift to TSMC node, it will be improve for Pixel 10 series.

Dimensity 9300 on TSMC 4nm also experience thermal throttling. Don't expect too much
https://www.google.com/amp/s/wccfte...ith-a17-pro-thermal-throttles-under-load/amp/ let's not forget this too

A17 pro also quite power hungry despite running on TSMC 4nm. Not just that but its also worth noting that A17 pro is more power hungry than even SD 8 Gen 3. So if you count benchmarks and gaming conditions, its definitely going to run hotter based on that alone. But that never stopped the iphone 15 pro/pro max from having amazing battery in real world use.

Benchmarks have really skewed people's perception of a phone's performance, it will never show how it truly performs during a normal person's use. I never really ran into battery issues while i was on P7 and P8 despite all the negativity with Tensor G2 and G3. Sure its not as good as 8 Gen 3, but is it bad to the point where its a problem? Not for my case.
 

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I don't even bother watching phone reviewers nowadays. Most of them only used the phone for a bit and then move on to the next phone. Sometimes they don't even understand how some of the phone features and purpose and then just give inaccurate info. Probably due to too many phones they need to review.

Best is to do your own research and figure out what is the priority for your own use case.
 

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I don't even bother watching phone reviewers nowadays. Most of them only used the phone for a bit and then move on to the next phone. Sometimes they don't even understand how some of the phone features and purpose and then just give inaccurate info. Probably due to too many phones they need to review.

Best is to do your own research and figure out what is the priority for your own use case.
Correct lor, either watch those that actually demo the features like in depth tech review or those that talk more about user experience one like Michael Fischer, Dave2d etc...

The rest has gotten lazy just keep talking about specs/performance.
 
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An old test, but a more realistic one than any synthetic benchmark. In his opinion, all 3 phones failed. If anything the S24U failed first but only because the phone's thermal warning alert popped up and prevented any further gaming. Samsung did fix this in a future update AFAIK. The P8P lasted the longest despite the thermal warning, but also ran the hottest based on his temp checks. the 15 pro max ran the coolest.

Very different from what those benchmarks tell you right? Shocker 😛



Even XM14 Pro with 8 Gen 3 reached insane 47 degrees C around the frames of the phone when its pushed to the limit. Xiaomi may have updated the software to throttle the SoC further since this test.
 

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Where show the pixel 9 pro xl demo set in Singapore?
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An old test, but a more realistic one than any synthetic benchmark. In his opinion, all 3 phones failed. If anything the S24U failed first but only because the phone's thermal warning alert popped up and prevented any further gaming. Samsung did fix this in a future update AFAIK. The P8P lasted the longest despite the thermal warning, but also ran the hottest based on his temp checks. the 15 pro max ran the coolest.

Very different from what those benchmarks tell you right? Shocker 😛



Even XM14 Pro with 8 Gen 3 reached insane 47 degrees C around the frames of the phone when its pushed to the limit. Xiaomi may have updated the software to throttle the SoC further since this test.

Any phones will throttle no matter what. I think the only phone i saw with least throttling or close to no throttling will be redmagic 9 pro/9s pro. That is a gaming oriented phone which focus on large vapor chamber and a inbuilt fan.
 
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