The latest Google Pixel 9 leaks point to major display upgrades for all four phones
Bigger and brighter
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We’re now only a couple of weeks away from the launch of theGoogle Pixel 9series, which is slatedfor Tuesday, August 13, and new leaks suggest that the displays on all four anticipated models are likely to be upgraded pretty substantially.
Sources speaking toAndroid Authorityhave said that fullHDRbrightness will be up to 1,800 nits on the Pixel 9, up from 1,400 nits on theGoogle Pixel 8. The screen size is jumping from 6.2 inches to 6.24 inches as well.
Then there’s the Pixel 9 Pro handset: it’s apparently going to sport a 6.43-inch display with a brightness of 2,050 nits, compared with a 6.71-inch display and 1,600 nits of brightness on thePixel 8 Pro.
If you’re concerned by that shrinking display size, the newPixel 9 Pro XLmight suit you better. It’s said to be arriving with a 6.73-inch screen, and the same 2,050 nits of full HDR brightness as the Pixel 9 Pro.
Not forgetting the foldable
P9 pic.twitter.com/NqVEemZZ2GJuly 24, 2024
Not to be left out, thePixel 9 Pro Fold– previously known as the Pixel Fold 2 –is apparentlygoing to launch with an 8-inch main display with 1,600 nits of brightness, and a 6.24-inch cover display with 1,800 nits of brightness.
Compare that with the originalGoogle Pixel Fold– 7.6-inch, 1,000 nit main display and 5.8-inch, 1,200 nit cover display – and you’ll see the screens are getting larger and the brightness is being boosted in each case.
It also means on the new foldable the main screen will be squarer and the cover screen will be taller and narrower compared with what we saw on the 2023 device. In just a couple of weeks time, all of this will be officially revealed.
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While we’re waiting, well-known tipsterEvan Blasshas posted renders of the Pixel 9, the Pixel 9 Pro, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL next to each other, which you can see above. They match up with the imagesGooglehas already shared.
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