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Ten months ago, Google heralded the arrival of the AI-smartphone when it launched the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. The annual update cycle has arrived early as Google presses home its advantage in the generative AI space. The new features must be in a competent phone to deliver on the latest promise.The Pixel 9 Pro XL is a hefty phone. Thanks to Google ’s tweaking of the model numbers, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is the successor to the Pixel 8 Pro.
The Pixel 9 Pro XL has three cameras at the rear: a 50-megapixel main camera, a 48-megapixel ultrawide, and a 48-megapixel telephoto. If all of that sounds familiar, you'd be right. Apart from a small tweak in the ultrawide to offer more light through the lens in exchange for a smaller sensor, these are the same specs as the Pixel 8 Pro from last year.
The other side of the artificial intelligence package is Gemini AI, and there is a lot to pick over here in the coming weeks and months, as it drives several new software features on the Pixel 9 Pro XL. Google limits the prompts you can use and the output you can generate, but with carefully worded prompts, it is possible to get past the porous guardrails that have been put in place. The prompt “” passes Google’s checks and generates images that challenge several norms.
Currently, Gemini AI and its various capabilities are the cutting edge of mobile generative artificial intelligence and will be the model everyone will follow over the next 12 months. I’m just not sure if everyone wants to be that far out in their apps or if AI's background work in editing and processing is enough.Performance-wise, Google is introducing the Tensor G4 mobile chipset with the Pixel 9 family.
Arguably, the most intense moments are using the AI features, especially during photo editing. That does take time, and you could argue that Google gets a Hall Pass here because the average user expects AI to take time. The feedback on the Zoom and Enhance feature shows the resolution increasing, offering feedback through a lengthy process, which helps reduce the impact, but you are still measuring these intensive moments in multiple seconds.
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