Google’s Pixel 9 will get its first render, appears lots like an iPhone

If Google sticks to the standard cadence of machine releases, the Google Pixel 9 will come out in round 9 months. That’s a good distance away, however nonetheless not so far-off that it will probably’t be leaked: the ever-reliable Steve Hemmerstoffer, aka OnLeaks, has a set of Pixel 9 Pro renders up over at MySmartPrice. Usually, these renders are based mostly on the CAD recordsdata that accent designers want earlier than they’ll start making merchandise, so whereas all the key elements must be right all the way down to the millimeter, the supplies, colours, and a few small particulars could also be speculative.

There are a lot of variations in these renders. First, the renders present a flat metallic band across the sides, making it look lots like an iPhone. Samsung additionally adopted this design for the Galaxy S24 and S24 Plus, so everybody appears to need to look similar to their largest rival. This permits the back and front of the telephone to be fully flat slabs of glass, as an alternative of the rounded glass again of the Pixel 8. The display can also be fully flat once more.

The different main seen distinction is the digicam bar, which used to stretch back and forth throughout the again of the telephone, however now could be a floating bar that is not related to the perimeters. That makes the digicam bar nearer to the Pixel Fold design. The Pixel Fold digicam bar was a rounded rectangle, however it is a full-on capsule form, which, in these renders, follows the form of the digicam glass cowl. Besides the digicam lenses, the bar has an LED flash and a second thriller sensor circle. On the Pixel 8, the circle underneath the LED is a temperature sensor. I really feel just like the temperature sensor has been both panned or forgotten about, so it would not shock me to see it reduce, however the realities of the smartphone growth cycle may make it too early for that.

The report at MySmartPrice lists a “6.5-inch” show, however I do not suppose that is correct. The listed dimensions, 162.7×76.6×8.5 mm, are principally equivalent to the present telephone, 162.6×76.5×8.8 mm, so the display cannot be smaller and not using a main bezel measurement enhance that is not within the render. The report seemingly measures between the rounded corners of the show and will get “6.5 inches,” whereas the trade normal is to create imaginary sq. corners and measure between these. That measuring model would provide the typical 6.8 inches.

OnLeaks additionally has a set of renders for the base-model Pixel 9, which is over at 91mobiles. As typical, that is principally the identical because the Pro design in a smaller measurement with just a few costly gadgets reduce. Usually, the cameras get reduce down on these cheaper fashions, both in quantity, high quality, or each. We do not know concerning the particular person digicam elements, however this render surprisingly exhibits three rear cameras, similar to the massive Pro mannequin. The Pixel 8 base mannequin solely has two rear cameras. There’s additionally a thriller sensor under the LED flash, whereas the Pixel 8 has no further sensor. The telephone is greater, too, clocking in at 152.8×71.9×8.5mm, whereas the Pixel 8 is 150.5×70.8×8.9 mm.

If we will speculate for a minute, a beefier base-model Pixel 9 would make extra sense in Google’s machine lineup. The mid-range A-series Pixel line was majorly leveled up with the 2023 launch of the Pixel 7a, and we wrote that it made the base-model Pixel 8 really feel out of date. Both telephones have flagship Google Tensor G2 chips, 90 Hz shows, and similar-sized batteries, however the 7a was $100 cheaper, principally killing any marketplace for the bottom mannequin Pixel 8. If Google goes to make the A sequence that good, it could be higher to have the Pixel 9 be a “mini-Pro” mannequin, if that is sensible: all the identical options and specs because the Pixel 9 Pro, however in a smaller physique. Google has to do one thing to separate the bottom mannequin from the A sequence, and the higher digicam array suggests Google goes down this path. This is how the iPhone works, in spite of everything.

It feels extremely early to already be speaking concerning the Pixel 9, however that is the second time rumors of the telephone have hit our desk. The first report was of a “Pixie” AI assistant Google is engaged on, which can supposedly be unique to the Pixel line.