Google announced this afternoon a wide range of new hardware devices, as well as new features powered by artificial intelligence for your operating system Android. The most anticipated: the new Pixel 9who this year are expanding their family and extend to 4 models instead of the two that have been presented in previous generations. Thus, the new Google smartphones include the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Why so many models? The 9 Pro Fold It is a folding one, so we can consider it a separate category and There are no plans to launch it in Spain.just like the previous generation did. What Google has done differently from other years has been bring most of the features of the Pro model to the compact screen size of the Pixel alonewhich leaves the most basic Pixel with 6.2 inches diagonally, the 9 Pro with 6.3 and the 9 Pro XL with 6.8. The foldable 9 Pro Fold has an 8-inch diagonal and a 6.2 secondary screen. This generation of screens, called Super Actprovides 35% more brightness than the Pixel 8 and are of type OLED on the Pixel 9 and the Fold, and LTPO OLED in the other two models.
The main differences between the models are the screen format, technology used and amount of RAM available. The photographic gap between models is shortenedsince the Pixel 9 uses the same main (50 MP) and ultra-wide (50 MP) cameras as the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL. It does lose the telephoto (50 MP) of its older siblings, and the selfie camera is 11 MP instead of the 50 MP of the Pixel 9 Pro and the 48 MP of the Pro XL. The foldable one maintains a different set, with a 50 MP main camera, 12 MP wide-angle and 10.8 MP telephoto, along with a 10 MP selfie camera.
Among the new editing and photography features is Include mewhich lets you take two group photos, each taken by a different person, and combine them to include everyone in the frame. Panorama delivers better images in low-light conditions.
He Magic Editor of Google Photos has new editing capabilities to modify images. Automatic Framing allows you to improve the composition of a photo automatically and with Reimaginein English only, you can type what you want to see in an image, such as adding flowers to an open field.
Outside of image editing, the function Notes from the call Generates a summary and full transcript of a phone call after hanging up. Call Notes runs locally on the device and notifies everyone on the call that it is active.
The design has changed and The characteristic metal bar that houses the cameras no longer extends from end to end on the back. The Pixel 9 wins polished metal flat sides and the back of frosted glass makes sure to give it a premium finish.
Inside the Pixel 9 line is the processor G4 Tensionerthe fourth generation of the SoC designed by Google and in which it has played an important role on this occasion DeepMindGoogle’s AI division, for the integration of the company’s language models with the operating system. It is the most efficient chip designed by the company and ensures 20% more battery life compared to the previous generation.
RAM is, along with the screen, the aspect in which there is the greatest difference between models. The Pixel 9 comes with 12 GB RAM and the two top models do it with 16 GB. It will be the first smartphone in run Gemini Nano with Multimodalitythat is, you can work with text, images and audio locally.
AI integration in Android and Gemini Live
Pixel phones are Google’s standard-bearers in AI adoption and what they’re bringing this year is greater integration of the same with the Android operating system. To access Gemini, simply invoke the Google Assistant – Hey, Google – or long press the power button. It is possible to have conversations with AI in natural language, as if you were talking to another person.
As Google explained, Gemini can understand your intention, follow your train of thought and do complex tasks, and It can be accessed from any application you are using. and ask questions about what appears on the screen.
In addition to this integration, subscribers of Gemini Advanced You can start using it from today Gemini Livefor the moment only in English, although it will arrive in more languages in the coming weeks. Google defines it as ‘a mobile conversational experience‘ which takes the ability to maintain fluid conversations even further. You can interrupt it in the middle of a response to insist on something that particularly interests you, pause the conversation and resume it at a later time or talk to the AI while it is in the background or with the phone locked using the speakerphone.
Gemini is also able to take information from the web and combine it with Google apps and toolswithout having to jump between apps and services. To extensions already available such as the one Gmail Others will be added to Keep, Tasks & Utilities, Calendar and YouTube MusicOne example of a use case facilitated by Google is asking Gemini to look up a recipe sent to you in Gmail and add the ingredients to a list in Keep. Another is taking a photo of a concert poster, asking Gemini if you have any engagements that night, and setting a reminder to buy tickets. Or asking Gemini questions about a video you’re watching on YouTube. The Search on Screen feature allows you to get help from AI on anything that comes up. Another way to interact with AI is to generate an image and drag it directly into another app like Gmail to send it. AI is also integrated with the Weather app, which now provides personalized weather reports from Gemini.
Pixel 9 pricing and availability
The Pixel 9 Pro Fold will not be coming to Spain, but the rest of the models of this Pixel generation can be reserved from today. The Pixel 9, from 899 €the 9 Pro since 1.099 € and the 9 Pro XL since 1.199 €The Pixel 9 Pro will arrive on an as-yet-unconfirmed date in September, while the 9 and 9 Pro XL will be available from August 22. The purchase of a Pixel 9 comes with a free one-year subscription to Gemini Advanced.