Google Pixel 9 Series (9/9a/9 Pro/9 Pro XL/9 Pro Fold & Pixel Watch 3)

Depends what sort of price you can get one for. They throw out some stonking trade in/free stuff deals at the pixel launches these days so might not actually cost much if anything more than picking up one of the 9 series now
 
Freefaller said:
They keep saying the next gen will be better than ever etc. I've found the 9 pro XL to be great. Like you I'm a pixel fan and have been since the Nexus days. I just like the vanilla android experience.

The tensor 5 will have a new architecture so who knows if that will make it even better. The speed and camera are what people usually want. And battery life.
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Oh nexus, there’s a blast from the past.

The last pixel phone I had was a 4XL, I was all in on Google and bought it along with stadia lol.

Historically Samsung have always had more powerful phones but I was never a fan of touchwiz- think they’ve long moved on from that, and the duplication of apps, two messages apps etc. So only ever considered the google phones.

tom_e said:
Depends what sort of price you can get one for. They throw out some stonking trade in/free stuff deals at the pixel launches these days so might not actually cost much if anything more than picking up one of the 9 series now
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I have been keeping an eye on prices, but looks like I missed the recent drops. I could have got a 256gb for £999 from Amazon. Not the cheapest it’s been but still a £200 saving.
 
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ChocAndGray said:
Oh nexus, there’s a blast from the past.

The last pixel phone I had was a 4XL, I was all in on Google and bought it along with stadia lol.

Historically Samsung have always had more powerful phones but I was never a fan of touchwiz- think they’ve long moved on from that, and the duplication of apps, two messages apps etc. So only ever considered the google phones.



I have been keeping an eye on prices, but looks like I missed the recent drops. I could have got a 256gb for £999 from Amazon. Not the cheapest it’s been but still a £200 saving.
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Usually cheaper on a contract these days.

Pixel 9 pro is £30pm + £50, including buds pro 2s.

So £770. Or £670 if you sell the buds.
 
Liquid_Entity said:
I'm not seeing this deal?
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I received a promotion code, maybe because I bought from Google Store previously (Pixel 6)?

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I'm very tempted by the 9 Fold.

Did anyone here regret buying it? Anyone had hardware issues?

If it was cheaper I'd jump on it, but it's the only thing that's making think twice.
 
mushtafa said:
I'm very tempted by the 9 Fold.

Did anyone here regret buying it? Anyone had hardware issues?

If it was cheaper I'd jump on it, but it's the only thing that's making think twice.
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Been using since launch. No issues here. Only complaint is the GPS is not as good as my previous 6 Pro but seems the entire 9 series is affected with that, but it's still good enough for me to use when driving.
 
I've read a few articles now on the latest update killing the battery life of the Pixel 9 family - anyone having that issue and found a fix? Just bought a pixel 9a and it's coming Tuesday....
 
My battery is definitely worse over the last few weeks, seems to be a mix of the May update and Instagram so who knows which one will find the fix.
 
Was very tempted to get the 9A but it stings knowing the 256GB variant is going to cost me more than the Oneplus 13R 256GB which overall seems like a much more capable device.
 
tom_e said:
My battery is definitely worse over the last few weeks, seems to be a mix of the May update and Instagram so who knows which one will find the fix.
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Looks like either Google or Meta or both have fixed this, battery has been back to normal today and looking at the updates list both Instagram and some of the Android system apps were updated yesterday.
 
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mushtafa said:
I'm very tempted by the 9 Fold.

Did anyone here regret buying it? Anyone had hardware issues?

If it was cheaper I'd jump on it, but it's the only thing that's making think twice.
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Yes I did, I had huge issues and wireless Android Auto.
I have a Volvo S90 T8 and a seperate AA unit, my old S23 Ultra worked perfectly connected to both the car and separate unit, the Pixel Fold simply would not work as all. I had cable to head unit directly and it just would not even connect to the Carpodgo I have.

It also would not stay connected to my Shokz Open Earbuds either. I sent it back to Google but they returned it with no fault found so its been factory reset and stuck in a draw.
 
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Yes I did, I had huge issues and wireless Android Auto.
I have a Volvo S90 T8 and a seperate AA unit, my old S23 Ultra worked perfectly connected to both the car and separate unit, the Pixel Fold simply would not work as all. I had cable to head unit directly and it just would not even connect to the Carpodgo I have.

It also would not stay connected to my Shokz Open Earbuds either. I sent it back to Google but they returned it with no fault found so its been factory reset and stuck in a draw.
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Was it recent and up to date? Or when it was first released?
 
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Was it recent and up to date? Or when it was first released?
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Bought it in Feb of this year and was on the latest Android release until I shelved it.
Google deffo have some funkiness going on with Bluetooth imo as I tried a colleagues Pixel 8 XL and Pixel 9 XL as well and neither would work.

I also tried the Fold in my wifes car (22' Plate Kia Sportage) and it would not connect at all until I cabled it first, then AA Wireless worked fine after that.

Zero issues with the S23U and now S24U.
 
Columbo said:
I also tried the Fold in my wifes car (22' Plate Kia Sportage) and it would not connect at all until I cabled it first, then AA Wireless worked fine after that.
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That's standard behaviour. First connection needs to be cabled before wireless will work, at least in any cars I've used it in. Specifies it in their manuals as well so it's not just a weird pixel quirk.
 
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tom_e said:
That's standard behaviour. First connection needs to be cabled before wireless will work, at least in any cars I've used it in. Specifies it in their manuals as well so it's not just a weird pixel quirk.
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No it isn't for wireless AA, at least on the Samsung's I've owned.
Connect via Bluetooth and then get a prompt to allow wireless Android Auto which then configures the local wifi connection automatically, grant permissions and away you go.

Tested on literally dozens of cars as I have a different car every other week as work abroad a lot and get a different hire car most weeks.
 
Columbo said:
No it isn't for wireless AA, at least on the Samsung's I've owned.
Connect via Bluetooth and then get a prompt to allow wireless Android Auto which then configures the local wifi connection automatically, grant permissions and away you go.

Tested on literally dozens of cars as I have a different car every other week as work abroad a lot and get a different hire car most weeks.
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Interesting, like I said it's even been in the car manuals for the ones I've used.
 
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