Google plans to shake up its smartphone technique in 2024 by releasing three totally different fashions of the upcoming Pixel 9. That’s based on 91mobiles, with the location now claiming that the renders revealed earlier this 12 months (created by OnLeaks) have been the truth is of the Pixel 9 Professional and Pixel 9 Professional “XL” — and not the common Pixel 9, which it’s sharing for the primary time in new pictures as we speak.
Google used the XL branding for its greater Pixels till round 2019, but it surely went away with the one-size Pixel 5 and stayed gone when the corporate pivoted to the “Professional” title beginning in 2021. Now it appears like Google will observe extra of an iPhone technique and break up the Professional tier into two totally different sizes, and resurrecting the XL moniker is sensible in that case.
The usual Pixel 9 matches the design of earlier leaks, with flat edges (in contrast to the curved Pixel 8 and eight Professional) and show corners that appear to continue to grow extra rounded every year.
The renders recommend totally different display sizes for all three units:
Pixel 9 Professional XL: 6.5-inch show
Pixel 9 Professional: 6.1-inch show
Pixel 9: 6.03-inch show
That will really imply a slight discount for the XL mannequin for the reason that present Pixel 8 Professional has a 6.7-inch show. However for some folks, the 8 Professional is just too giant of a telephone, so perhaps Google is attempting to strike a greater stability. Each “Professional” Pixel 9s will embody a triple-camera system on the again. So for those who’ve been patiently ready for Google to supply its highest pictures capabilities in a extra compact dimension, this may very well be your second.
Be mindful we’re nonetheless many months away from new flagship Pixels — and Google has different units to give attention to first. Between now and October, you may count on to see the Pixel 8A and Pixel Fold 2; each may very well be introduced in the course of the firm’s I/O keynote in Might. In the event you quick ahead to subsequent 12 months, we might theoretically see a Pixel 9A, which might imply 4 totally different variants of that era in complete.