Abstract
- The Pixel 9 Professional is Google’s newest flagship handset, and it is fairly nice total.
- There are just a few lacking {hardware} options which can be conserving me from taking the Pixel 9 Professional plunge.
- If subsequent 12 months’s Pixel 10 Professional implements a few of these options, I will be first in line to choose one up.
To date, I have been pleasantly stunned by Google’s Pixel 9 sequence of smartphones. The Pixel 9 Professional fashions are significantly compelling this 12 months, with a splendidly premium construct high quality, a beneficiant serving to of RAM, and tons of AI-enhanced digital camera options.
I am additionally an enormous fan of Google’s determination to supply the complete Professional expertise in a extra compact package deal this time round, and I hope to see this stay the case within the years to return.
Not every little thing is sunshine and rainbows, nevertheless. There are just a few lacking components which have me wanting to carry off till subsequent 12 months’s Pixel 10 Professional, in hopes that they’re going to make it into Google’s next-generation {hardware}. Listed below are 5 issues in particular which can be stopping me from taking the Pixel 9 Professional plunge.
Pixel 9 Professional
The Pixel 9 Professional brings a brand new squared-off design, the Tensor G4 chip, and new AI options like Pixel Screenshots to Google’s flagship smartphone line. It is accessible beginning September 4th.
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1 There isn’t any Qi2 wi-fi charging on deck
Why hasn’t this proven up on Android smartphones but?
Qi2 is the most recent inductive wi-fi charging customary, and it was finalized in late 2023 by the Wi-fi Energy Consortium. Sure, that very same consortium that Google occurs to be an lively member of.
Inexplicably, the Pixel 9 sequence is absent the useful ring of magnets that work to align compliant telephones onto charging pads, stands, and equipment. I can solely hope that by subsequent 12 months, Google will lastly get round to implementing Qi2 into its Pixel 10 lineup. Personally, I discover it tough to revert again to non-magnetic wi-fi chargers after getting a style of Qi2 on the iPhone.
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2 Gorilla Glass Armor is absent
The glass on the Pixel 9 Professional is Gorilla Glass Armorless
When Samsung launched the Galaxy S24 Extremely again in January, it introduced with it an surprising new {hardware} addition — Corning’s new Gorilla Glass Armor. This new technology of tempered glass improves resistance to scratches, however its headlining function is the discount of on-screen reflections.
There is a good probability that Samsung scored an exclusivity take care of Corning to be used of its Gorilla Glass Armor.
The Google Pixel 9 Professional is outfitted with the more-than-capable Gorilla Glass Victus 2 cowl glass on each the entrance and the again, however after experiencing the anti-reflective properties of Corning’s next-gen product, I by no means need to return.
There is a good probability that Samsung scored an exclusivity take care of Corning to be used of its Gorilla Glass Armor. I simply hope the settlement is not multi-year, and that the Pixel 10 Professional is outfitted with the identical show glass that the S24 Extremely advantages from at present.
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3 UFS 4.0 flash storage is lacking from the equation
Contemplating the value of the telephone, I might count on the perfect in storage know-how
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On the subject of flash storage, the sooner the efficiency, the higher. Sadly, the most recent high-end customary — UFS 4.0 — is absent from the Pixel 9 Professional. UFS 4.0 “delivers double the velocity of the earlier technology and 45% higher effectivity — eradicating bottlenecks for sooner smartphones,” based on Samsung.
The Pixel 9 Professional ships with UFS 3.1 storage, which continues to be fairly snappy, all issues thought of. That being mentioned, I really feel that the high-end price ticket of Google’s Professional handset warrants the most effective storage answer at the moment accessible available on the market.
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4 Quick charging is not all that quick
The telephone fees quickly — simply not quickly sufficient
The Pixel 9 Professional is able to 27W charging, and Google quotes that this can internet you “as much as 55% in about half-hour.” In a vacuum, it is a first rate sufficient charging charge, however the fact is that opponents are far forward with regard to quick charging.
I am hoping that for subsequent 12 months’s Pixel 10 Professional, we get a bump up in functionality to someplace between 45W and 65W. For the sake of battery well being, I am not advocating for one thing like Redmi’s 300W feat of engineering. I might argue that 65W strikes an excellent stability between charging quickly and preserving the integrity of the ability pack.
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5 The selfie digital camera punch gap is type of ugly
The cutout is bigger than what you will discover on top-end Samsung telephones
The Pixel 9 Professional follows the development set by Samsung in that it opts for a front-facing gap punch for housing the selfie digital camera. Not like prime Samsung fashions, nevertheless, the Pixel’s cutout is bodily bigger and decrease on the display screen.
I hope that with one other 12 months of analysis and improvement, Google engineers will be capable of squeeze a extra compact and symmetrical selfie shooter into the Pixel 10 Professional.
The truth is, the Pixel 9 Professional’s selfie cutout is decrease on the display screen than even final 12 months’s Pixel 8 Professional. When it comes to person expertise, this creates unbalanced visuals inside the interface, as there is a noticeable lack of symmetry between the digital camera gap and the standing bar icons.
Admittedly, I like the truth that the Pixel 9 Professional has an improved selfie shooter in comparison with final 12 months’s mannequin — the broader subject of view and far increased decision are welcome enhancements. I hope that with one other 12 months of analysis and improvement, Google engineers will be capable of squeeze a extra compact and symmetrical selfie shooter into the Pixel 10 Professional.
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