Google Pixel 9 vs Pixel 8 vs Galaxy S24 Ultra video comparisons leak out

The upcoming 2024 Google Pixel phones – Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL – have appeared in the flesh in new hands-on videos, as so often happens in the summers before Google’s official fall release. 

Compared to the Google Pixel 8 series, the bar doesn’t span coast to coast on the Pixel 9 models, but rather falls short of the edges in the form of a giant ellipse. It seems to also be much flatter, which could present smudging issues when resting a finger there to prop the phone while using it with one hand.

It’s anyone’s guess why did Google go with the new Pixel 9 series design, but the phones certainly look different and are more in sync with the Pixel Fold than anything else Google has done so far.

While the Pixel 9 will be coming with a 6.24-inch screen, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL with the giant 6.73-inch display seen in the hands-on videos here, the Pixel 9 Pro middle child and its  6.34-inch panel are conspicuously missing from the picture here. 

It shouldn’t be long before we see all Pixel 9 series phones, though, if current leaks are any indication. The Pixel 9 here is filmed in Obsidian (Volcanic Black) color, but there will reportedly also be a Porcelain, Cosmo, and Mojito version to match your Pixel Buds, at prices starting from $699.