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Google Pixel 9 Pro
Google's 6.3-inch flagship with a 50MP triple camera, 5x telephoto zoom, Tensor G4, and seven years of OS updates.
$999
Released September 4, 2024
Pricing
| Storage | RAM | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 128GB | 16GB | $999 |
| 256GB | 16GB | $1,099 |
| 512GB | 16GB | $1,219 |
| 1TB | 16GB | $1,449 |
Where it sits in this database
CompareForge tracks 47 phones. The median below is the middle value of those records — our own database, not a market survey — so it shows how Google Pixel 9 Pro sits against the phones we actually publish, not against everything on sale.
| Measure | Google Pixel 9 Pro | Median of our 47 phones | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 4,700 mAh | 5,000 mAh | 300 mAh below the median |
| Weight | 199 g | 200 g | 1 g below the median |
| Starting price | $999 | $799 | $200 above the median |
| Screen size | 6.3 in | 6.7 in | 0.4 in below the median |
A figure above the median is not better by definition — a heavier phone may carry a larger battery — but it tells you where this model sits among the records on this site before you read the specification table.
Specifications
Display
- Size
- 6.3"
- Resolution
- 1280 x 2856
- Panel
- LTPO OLED
- Refresh Rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak Brightness
- 3,000 nits
- HDR
- Yes
- Protection
- Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Performance
- Chipset
- Google Tensor G4
- Fabrication
- 4nm
- CPU Cores
- 8
- GPU
- Mali-G715 MC7
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM Type
- LPDDR5X
Camera
- Main
- 50 MP
- Main Aperture
- f/1.7
- Ultrawide
- 48 MP
- Telephoto
- 48 MP
- Optical Zoom
- 5x
- Front
- 42 MP
- Max Video
- 4K @ 60fps
Battery & Charging
- Capacity
- 4,700 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Wired Charging
- 27W
- Wireless Charging
- 21W
- Reverse Wireless
- Yes
Design & Build
- Weight
- 199 g
- Frame
- Aluminum
- Back
- Glass
- Water Resistance
- IP68
- Colors
- Porcelain, Rose Quartz, Hazel, Obsidian
Software
- OS at Launch
- Android 14
- UI Skin
- —
- OS Updates
- 7 years
- Security Updates
- 7 years
- AI Features
- Gemini, Gemini Live, Add Me
Storage
- Options
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- Expandable
- No
- Type
- UFS 3.1
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- WiFi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 3.2
- SIM
- Nano-SIM + eSIM
- Satellite
- Yes
Sources
- GSMArena — display(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
- GSMArena — performance(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
- GSMArena — camera(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
- GSMArena — battery(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
- CNET — pricing(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
- Wikipedia — releaseDate(accessed 2026-09-25, verified)
Last verified: 2026-09-25
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