Pixel 9 Pro XL / Fold - Early Thoughts

[@Dave2D]

Are you getting a Pixel 9 device at launch?

[@AhmedA-frame]

It's so annoying that we can't hide that swipe up/slide bar at the bottom

[@stanbradshaw2258]

most definitely🥰

[@misterzeno225]

No, thats financial malpractice. It will be on sale probably 30 days after launch.

[@Laennec568]

No, considering they didnt fix the screen isue on my pixel 8

[@Pray4MePls23]

My pixel 7 is not dead yet

[@MagentsAreFun]

MKB - It finally feels like a flagship device! Dave - Literally the smallest hardware update ever on any phone.

[@FantiR]

And yet the pixel fold is completely different from the previous model

[@Metalmachine18]

This

[@_observado]

I love how Dave keeps it real 😂

[@scnix]

exactly why Dave is the dude to watch for real opinions. MKBHD is just for fluff

[@worthless_opinion]

@@MagentsAreFun He didn't actually say the smallest update "ever." But I agree otherwise.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

The price increases 2 years in a row with no meaningful bump to storage is kind of insane. It's 1200 for the 256 GB model. It was 960 2 years ago.

[@bodrulm1]

Currency inflation is a killer

[@AccountGoogle_]

Yeah that is seriously disappointing from Google

[@aaronalquiza9680]

YEAH BUT BUMPED IN CAMERA PIXELS.... AND AI!!!!!!!!!!!!! /s

[@adswar]

I mean it's heavily subsidized if you trade in your phone and part of the Google ecosystem. 10% off on order with Google one + 600 bucks for trade in + $200 Google store credit?? Do you want them to give you that phone for free now? Apple does bare minimum and everybody just throws money at them.

[@goodguyseb3067]

@@bodrulm1 Okay sure inflation is a thing, but why other phone makers have 256gb base storage...

[@pat20102010]

The tone change coming from MKBHD video is crazy Edit: didn’t expect this many people agreeing omg

[@baelayet]

going there brb

[@awspro9671]

Yes😂😂🔥

[@Gungrave123]

MKB is shilling so hard for big corpos its unreal.

[@ahmadidrees127]

this is the first reaction though

[@therealGAC]

Definitely! But I'm not sure the facts in the video actually supports Dave's negative opening. New chip, more ram, new design and the inclusion of gemini premium seems to validate the $100 increase. Not sure why this opening is so negative when all the flagship phones are only getting incremental updates now.

[@worthless_opinion]

0:15 You got me for a second there lol. Almost thought you were about to shill for Google. But I was pleasantly relieved by your real, honest take! ✌🏻

[@RewildingFlanders]

Where is the time that Pixel phones used to be the best in terms of price-quality... These prices are ridiculous...

[@AccountGoogle_]

I'll agree to that

[@MainInternetUser]

There is going to be big discounts soon, here in France we are soon getting $150 bonus on the old phone (let's say if we give out an old shitty redmi phone we will get the price they gave for the garbage phone +150€ discount.) with an additional normal discount

[@mohamedkh3945]

​@@MainInternetUser don't matter you guys make like 800€ in 2 weeks

[@Makalon102]

nexus 5 $300 in era of $600 flagships with the best cpu, now you pay flagship price for weaker cpu and storage

[@rectape]

Pixel 3 going strong here

[@ConnorCourtney]

Correction at 3:40 actually the Pixel 5 was the first Pixel phone to have full even and symmetrical bezels albeit not as thin

[@randomvideogenerator5560]

Just wanted to write that, with a pinkey in the air 😅 still rocking it today btw, but will probably switch to pixel 9 pro

[@juliansimo2815]

true! still got the 5 flying around, really durable and nice formfactor to me

[@ikrapromax6037]

Yep

[@peterpanisz8604]

Real, I'm looking at my Pixel 5 rn.

[@constantinosschinas4503]

Dave does not accept corrections. He is actually pretty rude at rwplying as well, to the point he completely humiliates himself.

[@VictorYanez_]

So we're all skipping the keynote to watch this instead? 😂

[@AquaWeiner]

how anyone can sit through those long ass ppts is beyond me

[@stanbradshaw2258]

playing in the background. I've also watched mkb's video as well🫣

[@muhammadalizulfaqar722]

Couldn't agree more😂😂

[@poeticsilence047]

All those keynotes are for investors anyway. Making notes so they can buy more keys to buy another yacht.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

Yep

[@EthelJung-j5w]

Best upgrade is definetly the finger print sensor. Still would not buy after i had the Pixel 8 Pro for 3 months, shitty processor which led to many stutters and long loading times (especially for AI) are just not acceptable for this price imo

[@ancientflames]

Seems like phones have peaked in terms of what we use them for. Aesthetic updates, slightly different lenses (sometimes) and 10% performance boosts just don’t interest me anymore. There’s nothing I do on a phone that needs a processor from the last 5 years let alone the most recent one.

[@Parlance]

Agree. As someone who dabbles in every year's new samsung/pixel there has not been a major upgrade in a phone since like 2020. It's basically an expensive hobby at this point.

[@marqj301]

Yep. There's really no need to upgrade every year. Phones nowadays are so well optimized they can last several years pending software updates.

[@markfish8539]

Yup … save for security software updates and battery issues…. Im still on Xsmax😂😂

[@ancientflames]

@@markfish8539 swappable batteries and software for a decade would end the smartphone market haha

[@Mubashir_AK]

I realised this a while ago. When people ask me for phone recommendations now, I say 90% or more will fit your needs without issue. I do suggest that people stick with the OS they are familiar with (Samsung users for example), but that's about it.

[@andrey_climb_bike_ski]

On the Pixel 7 Pro display, the "peak" brightness is basically a useless metric: after 30 seconds outdoors on a summer day, the screen overheats and dims to almost unusable levels. How do the Pixel 9 displays compare?

[@g2fiora]

I was wondering why my Pixel 7 was barely visible out in the sun while gaming despite Google claiming a seemingly decent peak brightness (even if it's nothing on paper compared to this phone or even last gen), but screen overheating makes a lot of sense. It's probably not quite to the levels on your Pro since my display is quite a bit worse, but still.

[@Carlos-fn2hl]

What exactly were you expecting? For the screen to get brighter to increase the overheating?

[@F0XD1E]

​@@Carlos-fn2hl Fixing the overheating issue, obviously.

[@codylujan]

I threw my 7 pro xl so hard when I would get into the car for lunch and it would literally freeze, my music would stop playing and I couldn't use google maps, instagram, nothing. It pissed me off so much trying to take a call and the phone is 120⁰, music lagging and the screen won't work. Shitty ass phone. I'm probably switching to OnePlus if the pixel 9 doesn't fix their overheating crap.

[@HigherQualityUploads]

How wonderful. Google now has THREE photo apps! Gallery, Photos, and Screenshots. Why they can't integrate all the features into one will forever remain a mystery...

[@g2fiora]

It's honestly such a puzzling move from Google, like having two photo apps with no real difference in functionality was already wonky enough, but a third one's just silly. And I mean I wasn't a huge fan of Photos since Gallery does most of what I need and has a much simpler UI, but Photos does offer more features and a more modern look, so the others have quite literally no reason to even exist

[@outplayedmk]

Gallery isn't preinstalled on Pixels

[@Spoonfed78]

​@@outplayedmkI was gonna say what's gallery, I don't even use a pixel (Moto Ultra so fairly close to stock droid) and there's only the Photos app 🤷‍♂️. Maybe it's other brands galleries which is related to that brand

[@varshneydevansh]

then how the management going to make money if they not have more projects running which they eventually shut off

[@mrcraggle]

Wtf is gallery?

[@Uzeequinox]

Shout out to the construction workers at 3:00.

[@sriram7454]

Buddy was going bonkers on the plank😂

[@hayyanalmemsani805]

😂😂😂

[@dannyd1987]

Our hereos

[@switchunboxing]

It’s not okay that these companies are increasing their already ASTRONOMICAL pricing.

[@turbodarkle]

Greedflation

[@bharat-dz9wi]

The whole point of a pixel was the expensive price of the other phones in the market 😂😂. Google really have out done themselves.

[@juan5h]

In recent years, all companies have been releasing the same thing since the changes are minimal and unnecessary, I don't see the need to release a new model annually. I would love for someone to make pop up cameras again, since I don't like having a camera pointed at my face all the time.

[@vjndr32]

Though better for privacy, which the companies anyways don't care, they don't want to put mechanical devices as they're prone to failure, consumes a little more battery, requires a lot of space inside an already premium real estate. I would also love to have pop up cameras but I don't think they're coming back.

[@tiagomaqz]

Here’s another pov: tech KZbinrs use to hype us and get us even more excited for the smallest of changes. But after they notice that complaining about something most liked brought views, they all pivoted. Now I personally believe most KZbinrs don’t even notice how negative they are about ANY new product and thus bring our excitement down.

[@StraightforwardTech]

Agreed, I think youtubers should focus on the diffs in upgrades every couple of generations. For example comparing this pixel 9 to pixel 7. Sure they can compare it to the 8 still but overall small marginal improvements aren't really worth the upgrade from year to year for most consumers.

[@MadisOtenurm]

​@@tiagomaqzThe impressions and reviews are supposed to be honest. If you want to be hyped, watch the OEM's own marketing material.

[@raizan5946]

@@tiagomaqz So what? You mad about them being honest about the garbage state of the smartphone industry? You need the hype wagon to be happy? This is not about the quality of the reviews, it is about the bad quality and the unjustifiable price (and the price increase) on the smartphones with the justification of AI for everything which is just a gimmick.

[@TheSSaksh]

Instead of the temperature sensor this year Pixel should've included LiDar sensor, that could've helped A LOT !!! for the Add me feature.

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

It seems illegal for any other manufacturer to include a Lidar sensor instead of Apple, they're not even expensive to add ($2)

[@TheSSaksh]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI they're not expensive yet they're useful, it would've made the frame in the Add me more fixed.

[@georget10i]

Tensor G4 barely competes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and it will be in direct competition with Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 devices. If they are charging a flagship price, should they not be delivering a flagship performance?

[@lloydpbabu]

Samsung still can't take consistent pictures on the Ultra. So the Pixel has its userbase.

[@Evenmixer]

​@@lloydpbabuif you need top tier quality photos, better investing in a camera that will do a better job than the Pixel

[@jg14gerhard_bar]

That pos barely competes with the 8+ gen 1

[@oldbot64]

@lloydpbabu buy a real camera if that's all you care about. The tensor chips are shit when it comes to actual usage as a mobile communication device, poor efficiency when using the modem, poor reception when you go to remote locations, thermal throttling and poor battery life, etc. I would rather have a phone that I can depend on that can take decent pictures, rather than an expensive cameraphone.

[@lloydpbabu]

@@oldbot64 And yet my Pixel 7 Pro has been reliable for me. After A14 the battery life increased even. Takes consistent pictures, I can't carry a camera wherever I go. No call drops or anything, I don't game on my phone so don't need benchmarking power. Looks like it's dependable for my use cases. People who don't like it can definitely switch no one's stopping them.

[@worthless_opinion]

5:22 Charging $1,099 for a CPU whose power is well below LAST generation's Snapdragon is completely insane.

[@CliffTam]

Plus only 128 GB. Lol

[@worthless_opinion]

@@CliffTam Yup good point!

[@djplonghead5403]

I think the 6 Pro still has the coolest camera bar out of these generations.

[@Dave2D]

yup! I really liked that one

[@nikhilraph]

💯

[@poeticsilence047]

Yup. Reminds me of the Nexus 6p. RIP Nexus line.

[@razankarki7657]

100 % true

[@suprabhatsantra9179]

Still rocking one.🎉

[@jeikWazTaken]

Every year, every manufacturer seems to bump the price by 100$ as if that is part of a new feature set. They have a right to set whichever price they want, but one also has the right to laugh at the 1119 Eur price tag and wait for the 9 Pro to drop to a bit less painful 600-ish Eur (just like with the 8 Pro).

[@jrrichards9392]

Well if you live in the US the same meal at McDonald’s 3 years ago it’s now 40 percent more. So 100 bucks more is nothing.

[@nsp932]

@@jrrichards9392 $100 more is always something.

[@DhooomKetu]

Technical guru selling vivo v 40 in the ads 😂😂😂😂

[@swapnilpandit9798]

🤡😂

[@dhrubajyotiroy3301]

technical guru is sold😂😂😂 don't even watch his videos. biased and paid videos

[@diishant]

vivo spend handsome money for advertisement

[@KICK839]

He is ughhhhll

[@aizen4851]

Technical who.

[@Dhruv-qw7jf]

Really excited for next year's Pixel 10 release with the TSMC silicon. Just one more year to go.

[@modestman6753]

You can expect $100-200 price increase 🤑🤑

[@turbodarkle]

I was so excited for the Pixel 6 when it was first rumored to have custom Google silicon. Then we ended up having to actually wait 4 years later for the *real* fully custom silicon and not rebranded Samsung garbage. I really do hope the Pixel 10/Tensor G5 is decent.

[@rusinsr]

Very happy I didn't wait for the Pixel 9 and just got a Pixel 8 for a sane price literally a week ago, lol

[@mradu30singh]

😢

[@ronaldbardalez6318]

If you waited for a couple extra weeks, it would have been even cheaper

[@mradu30singh]

@@rusinsr nothing to be happy

[@officialhideyo]

Is that what you tell yourself so as not to regret buying it a few weeks later for much cheaper?

[@devkabra992]

Womp womp

[@paololololol]

10:35 underbaked describes the entire experience

[@zae_xa]

Rich people like medium rare didn't they?

[@fightnight14]

They look so classy and elegant but dang those prices are very Apple-like. Trade-in values are not bad for Pixel 8 series plus you get $200 preorder credit which can be used to buy and sell the Pixel Buds 2.

[@_CRiT_hits_]

Be warned - I did that last year with the watch and could not sell it for shit. Literally no one wanted it. I wouldn't count on being able to sell those for anywhere near retail price.

[@fightnight14]

@@_CRiT_hits_ thats a good warning. It will take a while to sell that because its newly released. I also believe that the buds are gonna be easier to sell because it's not locked to Pixel ecosystem 👍🏻

[@AuthenTech]

i LOVE the new sizing choices.

[@sv6180]

5:23 , that's a joke . Snapdragon 7+ gen 3 scores same as G4

[@kailashsingh7169]

No, 7+gen 3 is better

[@lggr2261]

Scores are shit

[@M16-bf4ku]

Google's Tensor was never about the scores. It's about the vertical integration. Most people buying Pixel don't care about the scores, but we will have a TSMC fabricated processor in the Pixel 10 Series, so hopefully, the performance should be much better on the Pixel 10s

[@sv6180]

@@M16-bf4ku I know it's not about performance , but the real problem is heating, throttling and 5G modem issues . It's been 4 generations still they haven't moved out of SAMSUNG FAB just because the prices are lower . And moreover it should atleast have the performance of a 2023 flagship chip (8gen2) no excuses .

[@M16-bf4ku]

@@sv6180 The Tensor chip is basically a modified version of the Exynos chip, designed primarily by Samsung. Hence, it's not easy to convince a giant like Samsung to let Google go and make the chip from TSMC. But it's happening next year anyway, Google said the Tensor G5 will be made by TSMC, not Samsung. All the network issues are because of the Exynos modem used in pixel that even Samsung doesn't use. Throttling and heating issues are because of the Exynos based chip made by Samsung, we might be able to see an improvement next year.

[@eighty9kind]

Symmetrical bezels, better/brighter screen, upgraded selfie camera, faster, wired/wireless charging speeds, ultrasonic fingerprint, fastest modem in a smart phone, 16GB ram, tons of AI features…smartphones peaked about 2 years ago. Every upgrade from every brand year-over-year is going to be minimal until new technology comes in to play. For me, I’m satisfied with this upgrade 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@_CarlosA]

In my opinion, they are all significantly better looking to previous years! Great work

[@Valentijnvs]

Such a refreshing contrast to MKBHD, who is clearly on a path to not offend Google and Apple.

[@aexsupply2570]

Hit the nail on the head. MKBHD definitely can't be trusted. He's way too bias to Apple and Google

[@JMGauthier]

Maybe MKBHD just has a different opinion.

[@Retronyx]

@@JMGauthier like an apple sheep sure

[@ftghb]

@@JMGauthier nah he's a fence sitter....he's not afraid to punch down on smaller companies, but ive never seen him not like an apple or google product, even when they were objectively bad

[@nero360ty]

@@JMGauthier totAL BS

[@lionelb8227]

AI became boring in a year... And the worst thing is that prices are going up. So far, nothing interesting

[@sleepnaught]

I kinda expected innovative hardware features after so so many years of smart phones. We've surprisingly made little innovations in this space. Remember that android phone with a built in projector? That was neat. Probably half-baked and terrible quality, but it was a neat idea. I could imagine we could make a great one today.

[@Maze86753]

@@sleepnaughtlg wing was nuts Also asus had that one phone that flipped the main camera towards you for selfies

[@EJH_1138]

Regarding the bump, google did come out and say the new phone was designed from the outset for people to put cases on. The 9 design allows for the case to fully wrap around the phone and bump sides.

[@KnightCDXX]

Seeing orange light on a Dave Lee video just feels wrong.

[@shashankyadav5703]

why

[@_daniel.rad_]

No it's cool!

[@zdravkodimitrov]

He's not happy, probably that's why the color is different

[@androguyy]

9 series by far has one of the biggest upgrades in recent years compared to previous models... First vapour chamber cooling on Pixel, first with Exynosn 5400 modem, newer core architecture which is exact same as Exynos 2400 (underclocked and 2 less cores), 16GB bonkers RAM, potential UFS4.0 for higher storage options, 20% better battery life, double the durability, M14 class leading display panel, enhanced Gemini Nano capability and more.. and other AI features weren't even covered in this video....?

[@turbodarkle]

Exynos is still lagging behind the rest of the Android world that runs on Snapdragon. 16GB RAM, great but nobody asked for it. All the AI features are gimmicky crap. I will admit the displays on the Pixel since the 8 have been very good, although my 8 Pro could be better at engaging HBM (high brightness mode) while outside to actually utilize said display. Seems to disengage and engage HBM randomly with no apparent changes to ambient light.

[@prakharlal9909]

Dave posting as The event is going on is the most Dave thing ever

[@Curse_Plays]

ever heard what an embargo is?..Every one is posting their video now not only dave..it not anything special...google allowed everyone to post their video now

[@HeadsetHistorian]

​@@Curse_PlaysFollowing the embargo is the most Dave thing ever.

[@vjndr32]

Everyone is

[@HK-er7wf]

@@HeadsetHistorian no it's literally not, everyone follows it

[@HeadsetHistorian]

@@HK-er7wf You almost got the joke, well done!

[@EthelJung-j5w]

I don't know what's happening to google or samsung, but it's freaking tiring to see Apple like phones. Get some innovation going please

[@antx8563]

They’ve admitted Apple has the best design basically

[@eduard6450]

7:00 Perfect for the Pisa tower photo

[@GFourGadget]

Pixel always relies on software magic, and software can always be updated at an later time, thus Google will always get away with not introducing all new features at launch.

[@GaryGaryGaga]

Not good for business

[@gastontwo]

That's why iPhone will always be superior

[@JayBlackmores]

Lmao

[@HHugh-xv2wt]

@@GaryGaryGagaits been like 9 generations and i think they are still pretty good 😂

[@ryanchris1048]

Increased price with little changes. Bold strat Google.

[@SPER1]

128GB base storage on an $1100 phone is robbery.

[@mbianchidrums]

iPhone has a base store of 256GB and is $1200. What's the difference?

[@Dev_Astral]

@@mbianchidrumsThe difference is that we’re not talking about an iPhone right now. The fact that Apple does it doesn’t mean everyone should.

[@basilminhas7179]

@@mbianchidrumsThat’s the max the regular pro base storage is 128 gb

[@jupters]

The Fold remains in the stone age when compared to the latest Chinese models

[@turbodarkle]

We basically have 2 folding phones available in the US to compare against. Technically 3, but the OnePlus Open isn't sold by any carrier, might as well be non-existent to most U.S. based phone buyers.

[@timpage9424]

Watching this on my Pixel 5 I got three years ago and that I plan on running into the ground. 😂

[@teckmology4824]

I plan to take mine to the grave 😂

[@taejaskudva2543]

Same

[@vishnurathore7537]

Me with pixel 2xl 🙂

[@honestygbedzige9124]

I plan buying one soon

[@vivalavega01]

Pixel line is nice imo. Running the 7 and keeping it until something worth upgrading to is available

[@saca.technology]

Coming from MKBHD’s video and hearing that intro hits hard haha

[@cicalinarrot]

You mentioned the most important thing to me: they had the most recognisable camera bump and threw it away. All phones look the same, they truly studied something different and... nope, let's make the phone duller.

[@turbodarkle]

I think it still has the Pixel look but the visor that goes across the full width of the phone and incorporates into the rails was really nice.

[@rvlad3]

Sincer ma uit la tine de fiecare data când postezi cu cel mai mare interes. Pe cuvântul meu ești de nota 10, cea mai mare. Ii din suflet postarea. Maine îți scriu în limba ta dacă ai nevoie.

[@symbionicrex10]

Always a good day when Dave posts😂

[@weiye4662]

man do i miss the old days with the pixel 3a....

[@James.576]

Gonna binge watch every pixel 9 review videos

[@AccountGoogle_]

Same aha

[@geekanoids]

Great video Dave. The only one I needed to watch 🤓🤓🤓👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@birb1174]

Nice aquascape you got there dave!

[@barryfastcars25]

The funny faces for photos thing is very useful. I think it tricks people into a more natural smile no matter the age. I have to make jokes for my mom to smile naturally for the camera. This might help!

[@AssasinSpike]

Nah Dave. I get why you said it how you said it (sponsors and such- dont bite the hand...) but given the current state of the economy, the price is a joke. They're just doing what Apple and Samsung have been doing since people will still buy it. The abuse is a norm and people will defend them, free of charge

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Yep, its honestly sad to see

[@Maze86753]

I wanted to get excited for the 9, then I saw the design and was like… well the best design feature is basically gone, that sucks, maybe the rest is better. There’s nothing else of note. I don’t think I’m recommending this to my gf for switching from apple. She’s on an 11 and is waiting for it to croak and swap then. We expected it to happen probably before the end of the year. The 9 was supposed to be the best option for her and me swapping too. Might just have to push back until the s25 line at this rate. So disappointed

[@CyberGooner]

@Dave2D, excellent video as always. I think you should increase the background blur/depth of field a bit. The background was a little too distracting for me and made things feel a bit busy

[@chronia13]

After owning the Pixel 6, I've moved on. Everything sounds great on paper, but the ground is constantly shifting below you and monthly patches that break the phone get addressed less expediently as the device ages. Going to a more conservatively patches phone where the manufacturer's primary business isnt attention and ads

[@turbodarkle]

For real. It feels like every monthly patch adds just as many bugs as they fixed. They need a better software team.

[@lokrj]

999$ for a 128GB of storage is WILD

[@houssamalucad753]

They should at least give Pixel users their extra cloud storage back.

[@hamza-chaudhry]

​@@houssamalucad753 Google love making cloud storage a terrible experience

[@cootstv7820]

Tell Apple and Samsung that

[@ssyntheticc]

My OnePlus 12 was $800 for 512gb, yet I'm conditioned to think I don't have much storage because it wasn't a grand thanks to Apple.

[@123PSPs]

Black Friday %40 off

[@StephanBuu]

Thanks Dave! Amazing recap! Perfect summary for picking the right size phone too

[@OnlyCitrus]

Price simply doesn't make sense when the SoC is simply slower than a 8 Gen 2 which is now two years old at this point and that god awful Exynos modem.

[@turbodarkle]

I had no experience with Exynos before I owned a Pixel 6 and then a Pixel 8 Pro. Awful chip, and awful modem. Can't believe they thought this was fine to ship with. My Pixel 6 Pro was barely usable for calls.

[@Cratees]

I liked that you included the evolution of its design from the past generations, wanted to see that tbh

[@uttupatel7776]

Which backpack are you using @Dave2D? It looks cool ☺

[@SuperGojeto]

Seems like you didn't sleep well or tired! Hope you are well. Great early thoughts as always. ✌

[@tibortatrai2318]

Last year chipset which isn’t even a SD yet you pay a grand for the 128GB model.Are they mad?Tbh,no one cares about AI.Ppl need two days battery life not stupid AI.

[@turbodarkle]

The AI features (gimmicks) are a distraction from the battery life, thermal efficiency, and how it barely keeps up with the SD 8 Gen 1+

[@onlysublime]

The Motorola Razr Plus 2023 (and 2024) also showed an animation to get the person to smile or it showed the person so they could frame themselves and see what the photo would look like.

[@yesaryann]

Looks like among us

[@9146rsn]

Real strange that the algorithm of youtube is such that this video doesn't come under any of the recommended videos for the pixel phone, even though I subscribed to the channel!

[@karanssh]

10:07 hard disagree on the price. The featureset on offer is not worth the price they are asking.

[@vilebloom]

'just based on the ram' yeah for 20 dollars worth of lpddr

[@hafizmi6]

I love this guys analysis..it's always on point and very well orated

[@milanjirkovsky]

So over the 8, there is a 16GB RAM no one has use for on a phone and some nonsense AI features you will try once and never use them again, what an upgrade. I really don't understand the point of this years release.

[@lloydpbabu]

What about Apple leaving 15 and 15 Plus in the dust for their Aplle Intelligence? Does that make sense?

[@GatterSzn]

pixel 10 should be a massive upgrade mostly on the chip. Cannot wait

[@goodguyseb3067]

@@lloydpbabu uh oh glazer spotted

[@lloydpbabu]

@@goodguyseb3067 uh oh is that the best you could do?

[@goodguyseb3067]

@@lloydpbabu You know why? Because why would you bring up Iphone all of a sudden, when the conversation is about pixel having big generational upgrades... Yes its shitty from Apple, but you bringing something totally different and out of the blue is glazer behavior. What about the super zoom that was promised last year by google. Why is it now after whole year? Why didnt you call that out? It only shows that you still have Apple rent free in your head and you still fight that android vs iphone war ;)

[@Deaconblues63]

That camera kids-animation feature is actually a decade old! Samsung had it on a compact digital camera with a front facing screen, they used a penguin dancing I think.

[@akhil1781]

1:04 lol why does the Bezels look slimmer on the last year phone

[@samuelwalker3688]

The pixel 9 is black and the bezels blend in with the chassis and the pixel 8 is white and the sides blend in with the background. The bezels are otherwise the same size

[@jasonxiong8259]

Google: we decide to make a bigger island than iPhone, in the back.

[@ultra1000]

Does the phone still rattle when you shake it?

[@jasmine.rchrds]

that's OIS

[@Curree8]

3:18 small typo, base Pixel 8 peak brightness was 2000 nits

[@RascalCatify]

Still rocking my 7 Pro

[@Slayyyaphine]

sameeee

[@liam_iam]

still on my pixel 5 lol

[@T203X]

Thanks for this video and your thoughts. I really like the way you do this; without fancy stuff or stupid talk. Enjoyable.

[@tafarapaul]

AI will be the end of us.

[@dollarn9ne]

Pixel 9 is just a stand-in while they create the Pixel 10/Tensor G5 (since it won't be Samsung anymore). It is sorta like Pixel 5 being stand-in for Pixel 6 (but with somewhat more effort).

[@Meyus_]

1:54 its not "camera hump", its "camera bump" hehe

[@hasanak4896]

No camera bump is when a phone rocks on a table when being used naked. A camera hump is when the camera is uniform enough to the rest of the design to where the phone does not rock on a table when being used naked.

[@mohammedalnayar]

Hqving watched the keynote, this was pretty much a summary of what thye presented and talked about (with less focus on Gemini). I had my eyes on the pixel 9 pro, but its gonna release later in the fall apparnelty and im kinda considering to wait a little more now. Perhaps snatch it in April next year (hopefully it goes on sale by then)

[@CoffeeNo0b0514]

The vapor chamber and ultrasonic scanner alone make it worth it.

[@vujhvjvgvfujk9888]

Vapor chamber for what? A chip that can’t even compete with previous generation Snapdragons lmao

[@BlackMercy-it1jp]

I've been holding off buying a Oneplus 12 in hope that the Pixel 9 will be better but it looks like I'll be buying that Oneplus and some kickass Sony headphones after all. Awesome video Dave

[@JulianStevens122]

"This is smallest ever of incremental changes for a Pixel phone!" Then begins to lay out all of the changes that are significant for the new phone!! 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Raja995mh33]

The fact alone that we now finally have a small Pixel Pro is awesome and makes this the best Pixel lineup ever. Not everyone wants a goddamn huge phone just because you want a flagship...

[@din3885]

god they wanna be apple so bad

[@aprilmiller2374]

Lies lol looks way better than iPhones and a better phone I've had both

[@lukapavlesic7610]

I was so hyped in buying pixel 9 fold since kinda got hooked on fold devices since I bought used Galaxy fold 3 to try It out, but watching first part of your video about pixel 9 hardware got me a bit disappointed but then second part about pixel software, got me hooked up again... What I really like about Pixel device presentations, or software updates is that they are try to, or at least are demoing their software as problem solving and making your everyday use of a phone much better and easier and not just "this is how powerful our device is"

[@orian52]

Fantastic video as always!

[@PavanKumar-vt8sh]

MKBHD, Dave2D and JerryRigEverything are the unofficial keynotes that I care about

[@alvpha]

Your voice sounds so calm and peaceful

[@hackneyman]

I feel like I can always depend on Dave to bring the honesty to his videos. 👌

[@James.576]

Came from the keynote. After this, im going over to Zack's channel. 😆

[@atulenicholas8020]

Really love the new look!!

[@patrickthomalla9350]

Dave was, is and will be forever the only legit tech reviewer on KZbin 👍🏻

[@penspinner_lw]

So a cpu that is 20% better than the last one with lots of new ai features and 16gb ram a way better selfie and main camera a better battery a new design and a better display is a small hardware update but when apple changes to usb type c and makes a update where u can put ur apps where u want is a big hardware upgrade?

[@hoonetic]

I pre-ordered the Fold , so i can't wait to get the newer version. I've had the Fold1 and still have the Pixel 8 Pro. With the excellent trade-in value and bonuses, I just had to get it. :)

[@TheAjof]

One of the last true techie reviews and not just a creator review for views.

[@gaurxvr]

watching dave2d before mkbhd - a tradition

[@beardbuddyv9394]

That white table throwing me off every second of this video😂

[@Pebbles2639]

I have been asking Google for years since they ditched the regular and xl model with the 4. I have wanted a small pro pixel for years I HATE phablets. I had a shutup and take my money moment with the small 9 pro. So happy google finally did this!

[@GuitarTablatureSkill]

Thank you Dave. Straight to the heart of the important matter.😊

[@twistedelegance_]

This will be a massive success regardless because Google is finally bringing these phones to Northern Europe. The preorders are already on red so it has sold out in most places. The largest operator that works in Sweden, Finland and Norway is now saying you have to wait till mid-September to get yours if you order now

[@Milkems]

I think we're underestimating how much of an upgrade the new fingerprint scanner is. Its the single best upgrade the 9 got imo.