What is Google doing with the Pixel 9 Pro XL’s pricing?!
Hold on to your wallets, folks, because Google’s latest pricing leak for the Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL is. baffling. According to what looks like a T-Mobile listing that leaked recently, the Pixel 9 Pro will start at $999.99, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL will jump to a hefty $1,199.99. If you’re scratching your head thinking this isn’t much different from the Pixel 8 Pro’s $999 price tag, there’s a catch.
Here’s the twist: the Pixel 9 Pro, with its smaller 6.3-inch screen, is not the direct successor to the 6.7-inch Pixel 8 Pro. That role goes to the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which will reportedly come with a 6.8-inch display. This means you’ll be squeezing out an extra $200 for the true successor to last year’s model.
Interestingly enough, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is rumored to start with 256GB of storage, which is a bump up from previous models that started at 128GB. Google might be thinking that more storage, a slightly larger screen, and fancy AI can justify the price hike.
But is it enough to make us part with our hard-earned cash?Can AI bling justify a price hike?
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Google seems to be betting big on AI to sell the new Pixels. Its 22 reasons to buy this year’s Pixel teaser had me thinking that Google’s AI features aren’t particularly new, though. Improved, yes, but ‘game-changing’ – not so sure about that.
Also, we have the fact that not everyone will be using all of these features. I discussed which ones I fancy using, and only one or two stood out to me from Google’s offering.
While AI advancements do sound exciting (especially some of the photo magic), they might not be enough to justify the steep price increase for many people.
