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Samsung wanted this to be their week, and it still mostly is with the launch of the Fold 6, Flip 6, and the Galaxy Watch Ultra. However, Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 launch is incredibly close, so the leaks for it are only going to ramp up. Today, a fresh report is here to keep things moving toward that mid-August Pixel 9 event.

A site called Dealabs says they’ve uncovered information for the entire Pixel 9 family, giving us the storage configurations, colors of each device, and potential Euro pricing. Since we see information like this regularly before a launch, I’m just going to assume they found a retailer who slipped up early, even if they won’t say it.

So what do we know now about the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold? Let’s break it all down.

The Pixel 9 is now rumored to come in 4 different colors (Obsidian, Porcelain, Cosmo, and Mojito) and with two storage amounts (128GB or 256GB). Those models should then be priced at €899 and €999, respectively.

For the Pixel 9 Pro, we could see the following:

β€’ Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1099), 256GB (€1199), 512GB (€1329)

β€’ Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian and Hazel.

For the Pixel 9 Pro XL, we could see the following:

β€’ Storage options, prices: 128GB (€1199), 256GB (€1299), 512GB (€1429), 1TB (€1689)

β€’ Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, Pink – The 512GB model might only come in Obsidian, Porcelain, and Hazel. The 1TB model might only launch in Obsidian.

And finally, the Pixel 9 Pro Fold could come in the following:

β€’ Storage options, prices: 256GB (€1899), 512GB (€2029)

β€’ Colors: Obsidian, Porcelain

What should we take from this? A couple of things. A lot of this sounds reasonable and the colors are all colors we have seen Google use before. The new one is Pink, and this information does not match up correctly to that pink Pixel 9 we saw earlier. Today’s leak suggests the Pixel 9 Pro will be the only device in pink, yet again, that’s not what we’ve already seen – it was a regular Pixel 9 in pink.

The other thing to keep in mind is that retailers who drop this info early, tend to either use placeholders or they use weird estimates on pricing that fluctuate. These prices do look more specific than we often seen from early retailer leaks, so that gives them some more weight.

And finally, you can’t simply take Euro pricing and just switch the symbol to a dollar sign. In other words, don’t automatically switch to the Pixel 9 starting at $899 here. It could! But this is not a suggestion or confirmation of that happening just yet. If anything, drop $100 off to $799 to match what Euro pricing looked like compared to US pricing for the Pixel 8 series.

Other than that, any other thoughts from you?

Read the original post: Retailer Leaks Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro Model Colors, Storage, Prices

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Google wants to imitate Apple pricing without the build quality, customer support, or performance to compare. Sales will tank then be on sale half off by Black Friday in some regions.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 month ago (2 children)

128GB for over 1000 EUR? Are they mad???

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Agreed, but it still is the only device that can run GrapheneOS.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

You can always buy the 8A, or any of the older still-supported models. Buying a phone has become like buying a car, you can buy them new but you're really paying a premium for a privilege that doesn't matter that much in the long run.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 month ago

I mean I'm not worried about anything, I'm just not going to buy it.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never buy a Pixel at full price. They drop or go on offer after a few months. At least from what I have seen in the UK. Carriers often do good deals too. It may take a few months but buying on or near to release you'll pay a premium.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Ya I got the 6 pro at release cause I needed a phone at that time. Usually they always have remembrance day sales.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

All of this is more than I'm prepared to pay for a phone these days. It's absurd.

I switched to a Nothing Phone 1 last year (about Β£400?) and it's been more than capable of handling my daily usage.

I'll keep the thing for three years, then upgrade to another mid-range. I don't need to pay more than twice the price for hugely diminishing returns.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How about a top-range phone for Β£800, that you keep for 6 years? πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ Just spit-balling. On paper seems like the better alternative to me. By the time it hits 3 years it might be a mid-range phone, but then you won't have to switch phones for another 3 years. Plus better features.

I dunno, what do you think?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you're buying the phone outright then that could work. Provided it's supported for that long, and you can look after it well enough then I don't see why not - you just have to be prepared to pay Β£800 all at once.

Part of my reasoning is the Β£400 cost keeps my monthly bill down, as I don't buy the phone outright.

If nothing else, keeping one phone for 6 years would be better for the environment.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

you just have to be prepared to pay Β£800 all at once.

I guess this is the main contention for a lot of people. I think of it as "I won't buy a thing like this for many years now" and me subscribing to my phone for RETAIL_PRICE Γ· MONTHS_OF_OWNERSHIP. Then if I resell it it's even cheaper. πŸ‘

Also I have the opportunity to buy tech tax-free via my work, so that's cheaper as well. But most people don't, I guess.

Also a good point regarding the environment. I didn't think of that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A new midrange is better than a 3 years old flagship, if only for the software updates.

Plus you still have your old phone to resell or hand down to a family member.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Pixels have more than 3 years of software updates, right? Wasn't it 6 or 7 years now?

And the second point is true for flagships too, no? Maybe I'm wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I think that depends on what features you want. The thing that makes the pixel pro stand out is the cameras.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I think that's just it, the market for day 1 flagships has shrunk, so they're trying to get more money per unit. There's always some people willing to pay for the newest gadget.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got my Pixel 8 for $400 and it was already the most I was willing to pay. I would keep buying cheap $300 alternatives before burning $800 on a new phone.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You must be talking USD I guess. Because I don't remember the last time a high end phone new was $800

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I wish online journalists would stop referring to these things as "leaks". They're just tip-off emails from the marketing department.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Journalists want clicks, and they get more by talking about "leaks".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

yeah I was like. didn't the 8 just go on sale formally.

[–] Audacious 11 points 1 month ago

Insane prices for basically the same phones of previous years models. And still no easily replaceable battery.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

🀣 These prices are hilarious

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hope it doesn't sell well

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't think you have to worry about that. I don't think any Pixel has ever sold well by most metrics.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Maybe if they were sold in more than 15 countries, they would sell a bit better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Lol this is true

[–] independantiste 11 points 1 month ago

Yikes, Pixels are already pretty low volume compared to other flagships, and they don't have the best reputation for long term reliability, as well as having exynos based processors which means high heat, low performance and (comparatively, against TSMC fabbed snapdragon 8 series) terrible efficiency/power consumption

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yup. Skipping this iteration or switching brands after this lol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Remember when Pixels used to be more along the line of "bang for your buck"?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Pixel line has always been premium, "nexus" is the one where its bang for your buck.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes but no, I had a Nexus one and Galaxy Nexus, the 6 was my first pixel. It was flagship price at that point.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

The Nexus 6 was so good. Still miss it. Huge phone, mind. But it was great.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The huge price steps are pretty annoying. 512 GB Micro SD are extremely cheap, yet google (and apple, too) charge 200€ extra.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I hate to say it but a microsd is not the same as the flash used in phones, but they're still bending you over the counter for the upgrade

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Indeed, micro SD is much slower, but for some things that just doesn't matter. Music and movies play just fine from an SD card

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well I guess I'm not getting any of these phones lol. That's ridiculously expensive for an incremental upgrade. I don't even consider "AI" jargon as an improvement in the first place. I'd be happy if my pixel 6 pro had newer cameras and a flat screen, done. And I ain't pain what they're asking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You could get the pixel 8 when its on discount. It would continue to get updates for years to come.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

While true, misses the point that a new phone should not cost this much

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

True, but outside of buying midrange smartphones from Nothing, oneplus, samsung. What else can you do?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Worry? Buy it or don't.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago