Smart smartphone, an even smarter AI virtual assistant named Gemini, and a top-tier camera system amounts to the Pixel 9 lineup being the best Google Pixels to date.
Pros
Bright, crisp display
Build Quality matches, and in some areas exceeds the Apple – Samsung standard
The Pixel 9 series is the royal crest of Google’s Android throne
It’s no secret that I’ve always had a strong preference for Pixel smartphones. Although I rarely keep one device longer than 6 months (I swapped the Galaxy S24+, Phone 15 Pro Max, and Pixel 8 Pro in 2023 alone), this might change with the Pixel 9.
The Pixel experience has gotten so refined and seamless, as it should be – a key benefit from being made 100% in-house. And thats not just because it’s one of two devices that hardware and software is created under one company’s roof besides the iPhone – it’s also because the company it comes from makes some of the most used apps on any platform.
The Google Ecosystem
It’s not just the world’s most used search engine that Google is known for: the Chrome web browser, Gmail for email, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Keep Notes for School or Work files, YouTube/YT Music, Play Books and Play Games for entertainment, Google Messages for secure RCS text communication, and Meet for video chatting are just some of the apps that many people use on their smartphones – Android OR iPhone.
Google’s suite of apps give the Pixel 9 the only ecosystem that can go toe-to-toe with Apple
Of course most of these apps are available for every other Android and the iPhone, but that’s not my point. The level of reliability and smooth response of the UI is on another level when it’s all done by one company, much like Apple’s products.
So it’s easy to see potential for greatness in the Pixel ecosystem once you realize these are the default apps on the smartphone. No duplicate apps, no middle-man manufacturer who has to “optimize” Android for their hardware. That and the fact Google owns and maintains the Android OS, the Pixel software experience had better be one of – if not – the smoothest, most glitch-free Android experience. Even if the hardware hasn’t always been top-tier.
Luckily those issues have been resolved with the Pixel 9, as Google as released the best hardware to ever come from Mountain City, CA.
Peony Pleasantries
It might have taken 9 iterations, but the Build Quality feels durable – sturdy without being heavy – and the design language lends credibility to the claim that even the base models of the Pixel 9 are on the same level as the best selling smartphones on the market.
Wintergreen Wonder
Display Quality
The display is coined “Actua-Display”, and it’s an awesome screen. The colors are natural, the screen is bright and sharp – and in direct sunlight it goes up to 2700 nits.
Its stands toe to toe with the best from Apple and Samsung, with yearly improvements to an already great display.
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