The base Pixel 9 design leaked, teasing a big camera upgrade for the smaller handset: A periscope camera on the back like the Pixel 9 Pro’s.
If you’ve seen any Galaxy S24 hands-on previews, you’ve noticed that some people liken the design of the non-Ultra models to the current iPhones. Flat sides, flat screen, and rounded corners. Even the Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with a flat screen, dropping the arguably only design element that made Galaxy S phones stand out, the curved edges.
Then came the Pixel 9 Pro design leaks that showed Google restyling its unique design element, the horizontal camera protrusion on the back. But otherwise, the Pixel 9 Pro also looks like an iPhone from afar.
With that in mind, it’s unsurprising to see the Pixel 9 renders leak, complete with the same camera bar as the 9 Pro and iPhone-like design. But the leak teases a big upgrade coming to Google’s smaller phone. The Pixel 9 might feature the same camera module as the Pro, complete with a periscope camera.
Do you know who else is getting a periscope camera for the first time in its history this year? Yeah, the iPhone 16 Pro.
I said recently that we’ve reached a point in smartphone design where we can’t expect miracles. Phones have large displays on the front, with a hole piercing through them for the selfie camera.
