Google realigned its Pixel phones in 2024 to better match Apple's equivalent iPhone line-up. The Pixel 9 on review here is the smallest of Google's trio – and a competitor for the iPhone 15. The Pixel 9 Pro squares up against the iPhone 15 Pro, while the Pixel 9 Pro XL sits against the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
That means, for the first time, there's a choice of a smaller Pixel handset – with the 6.3-inch Pixel 9 serving as the entry-level device (until the inevitable Pixel 9a launches in 2025), while the same-size Pixel 9 Pro delivers a boost in hardware. The Pro XL model, as the name suggests, goes larger, at 6.8-inches.
