The Pixel 9 sequence would possibly launch with a free storage improve on sure carriers

Google’s Pixel 9 launch occasion is now lower than per week away, and whereas we’re excited to see what the tech big has in retailer for us, we’re not too blissful concerning the upcoming sequence’ pricing.

For reference, Google is revamping the Pixel sequence as we all know it. As a substitute of two fashions, the sequence will now provide 4, together with the likes of the Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Professional, the Pixel 9 Professional XL, and the Pixel 9 Professional Fold.

Here is a really transient breakdown of leaked sizing with out going into inch-perfect particulars:

• The Pixel 9 can have a footprint just like the Pixel 8.
• The Pixel 9 Professional might be barely larger than the Pixel 9 and Pixel 8, however smaller than the Pixel 8 Professional.
• The Pixel 9 Professional XL would be the identical measurement because the Pixel 8 Professional.

From what we all know to this point, the Pixel 9 Professional will begin on the identical value because the Pixel 8 Professional ($1,000), even if it sports activities a smaller footprint than the latter, whereas the Pixel 9 Professional XL will begin at $1,200, marking a $200 value hike on the XL mannequin that occurs to be the identical measurement as final yr’s Professional. Elsewhere, the bottom Pixel 9 is predicted to debut at the next value than the bottom Pixel 8.

To make the Pixel 9 Professional’s case of shrinkflation, and the bottom and XL fashions’ value hikes a bit extra digestible, it seems that Google would possibly truly be pulling a Samsung transfer on us.

512GB storage for the worth of 256GB?

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We noticed a T-Cellular leak earlier this week that gave us our first take a look at what the service will cost for the Pixel 9 sequence. Upon giving the leaked pricing sheet a deeper look, it was clear that the service intends to supply a Samsung-like ‘double-your-storage’ promotion, the place the next storage variant is on the market for the worth of the bottom storage variant for a specified time frame after launch. In T-Cellular’s case, it probably intends to supply 256GB and 512GB fashions of the Pixel 9 Professional XL for a similar $1,199.99 price ticket.

Now, as noticed by Roland Quandt on X (Twitter), by way of Android Authority, it seems that UK-based Vodafone will run an analogous provide on the upcoming sequence, prompting us to imagine if the promotion would possibly truly be wider than only a few carriers.

The Vodafone UK help web page, which continues to be up as of writing, signifies an August 13 model date, suggesting that it was probably printed earlier than meant. It offers us extra details about the double storage promo, together with pricing within the UK.

It seems that Vodafone will provide the promo on all 4 Pixel 9 sequence fashions, and the promo will run for 3 weeks — from Tuesday, August 13 to Tuesday, September 3. Whereas we’re not sure, it is perhaps that Google will start providing an analogous promo by itself retailer too, at the very least in the course of the pre-order window.

The tech big’s grand reveal is lower than per week away, and you’ll try its dwell stream on Tuesday to have all of your questions answered.

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