Google Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL with Tensor G4 chipset, 7 years OS updates launched in India: price, specifications | Tech Tips

Google Pixel 9 series prices in India have been officially revealed along with their specifications and availability details. This time, Google is bringing not two but four Pixel phones to India, including a foldable phone. You can read about the Pixel 9 Pro Fold here. In this article, we tell you all about the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL, including their India prices, specifications, and availability.

Google Pixel 9 series price in India, availability

• Google Pixel 9’s price in India is set at Rs 79,999. It will be available in a single variant of 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. The Pixel 9 Pro has a starting price of Rs 1,09,999, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL starts at Rs 1,24,999.

• You can get the Pixel 9 in Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, and Peony colours. The Pixel 9 Pro XL comes in Obsidian, Porcelain, Hazel, and Rose Quartz colours. 
• Pre-orders in India for Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro XL start tomorrow i.e. Wednesday, August 14th. The Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold will be available in September.
• The new Pixel phones will be available online via Flipkart, and through Reliance Digital and Croma physical stores as well. 

Google Pixel 9 specifications, features 

• Display: 6.3-inch OLED Super Actua display with 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 protection, 1,800 nits HDR brightness, and 2,700 nits peak brightness.
• Processor: Google Tensor G4 with Titan M2 security coprocessor. 
• Cameras: 50MP primary camera, 48MP ultra-wide camera, and 10.5MP selfie camera.
• Battery, charging: 4,700mAh battery, 45W fast wired charging, fast wireless charging, and battery share. Claimed to reach 55 percent in 30 minutes. 
• Software: Android 14 out of the box, 7 years of OS, security, and Pixel Drop updates.

Google Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL specifications, features

• Display: 6.3-inch (Pixel 9 Pro) and 6.8-inch (Pixel 9 Pro XL) LTPO OLED Super Actua display with 120Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass Victus 2, 2,000 nits HDR brightness, and 3,000 nits peak brightness. 
• Processor: Google Tensor G4 with Titan M2 security coprocessor. 
• Cameras: 50MP primary sensor, 48MP ultra-wide sensor, 48MP telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom, and 42MP selfie camera. 
• Battery, charging: 4,700mAh battery (Pixel 9 Pro), 5,060mAh battery (Pixel 9 Pro XL) with 45W fast wired charging, fast wireless charging, and battery share. Pixel 9 Pro same charging speed as Pixel 9; Pixel 9 Pro XL claimed to reach 70 percent in 30 minutes.
• Software: Android 14 out of the box, 7 years of OS, security, and Pixel Drop updates.

Google Pixel 9 series: what’s new? 

To start with, a third Pixel in the flagship is new with the addition of the Pixel 9 Pro XL. It has the biggest display and battery among the three Pixels. The Pixel 9 series is powered by the latest in-house Tensor G4 chipset and 16GB RAM for the first time on the Pro models. The vanilla Pixel 9 also gets a new 48MP ultra-wide camera and 12GB of RAM.

The Pixel 9 series comes with Google AI that’s clubbed with Google One membership for one year. A new on-device AI feature introduced with the Pixel 9 series is ‘Pixel Screenshots’. It saves information like events and locations from your screenshots and lets you easily find them later. 

Google also bumped the front camera on the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL to 42MP from the 10.5MP sensor on the Pixel 8 Pro. It has increased optical zoom up to 10x from 5x on all three lenses of the Pro models. Night Sight Video has improved and the Video Boost feature can now enhance videos to up to 8K resolution. Google is also releasing a new editing feature called ‘Add Me’. As the name suggests, this feature merges group photos with the person clicking it so no one’s left out.