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India Today
3 days ago
- Business
- India Today
Pixel 9 Pro XL price drops to lowest before Pixel 10 launch
Pixel 9 Pro XL price drops to lowest before Pixel 10 launch By Divya Bhati Google will officially launch the Pixel 10 series in India on August 21. Ahead of the launch, the prices of the Pixel 9 series have dropped to lowest. The Google Pixel 9 Pro XL in particular is now available in India for under Rs 95,000 on Flipkart making it a steal deal to get one of the most premium Android phones. Originally launched at Rs 1,24,999, (16GB RAM, and 256GB ROM variant) the current Flipkart offer slashes Rs 20,000 off. HDFC bank users get an additional Rs 10,000 discount on EMI, bringing the price just below Rs 95,000. For more savings, buyers can also use extra discounts via UPI and exchange offers on old phones. This Pixel 9 Pro XL packs Google Tensor G4 processor. Photography lovers will enjoy its triple rear camera setup: 50MP main, 48MP ultrawide, and 48MP telephoto lenses. On the front there is a 42MP front camera that is great for selfies and video calls. The phone features a 6.8-inch LTPO OLED display with vibrant color and smooth viewing. To power, the phone comes with a 5060 mAh battery.
Phone Arena
3 days ago
- Business
- Phone Arena
Pixel 9 Pro XL drops in price on Amazon, making it a tempting bargain
It's always an unmissable opportunity to score one of the best phones on the market at a cheaper price. That's why we're pleased to report that a third-party seller on Amazon is offering a sweet $159 discount on Google's top-of-the-line Pixel 9 Pro XL. This allows you to score the 128GB version of this beauty for just under $940, down from its usual price of about $1,100. And while the markdown doesn't come directly from Amazon and the retailer isn't the one handling the shipping, you'll still have 30 days to return the phone if needed. So, there's nothing to worry about—except missing out on this deal. $159 off (14%) The Pixel 9 Pro XL with 128GB of storage space is selling at a sweet $159 discount on Amazon. This means you can score one for just under $940. This is a great deal, so don't miss out! Buy at Amazon We agree that the Pixel 9 Pro XL is still far from budget-friendly, even at its current price on Amazon. However, it gives you a lot in return. For instance, it offers high-end performance thanks to its powerful Tensor G4 chip and 16GB of RAM. So, it can handle demanding apps, games, and AI-powered features without breaking a sweat. As you'd expect from a top-tier Pixel, it's also one of the best camera phones money can buy. With a 50 MP main camera, a 48 MP ultrawide snapper, and a 48 MP telephoto lens, it captures stunning photos with vibrant colors. Meanwhile, the gorgeous 6.8-inch OLED display, with its 2992 x 1344 resolution and HDR support, lets you relive those moments — or stream YouTube videos — in impressive quality. All in all, the Pixel 9 Pro XL may not be a budget phone, but it brings a lot to the table, making it a great long-term investment, especially with Google's seven years of software support. So if it fits the bill for you, don't miss out! Tap the offer button in this article and grab one at a bargain price today!
Android Authority
3 days ago
- Android Authority
My Pixel 9 Pro is removing all color and warmth from my photos, and I'm sick of it
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority I have long been a proponent of the Pixel camera. From my Pixel 2 XL to the 4 XL, 5, 6 Pro, 7 Pro, 8 Pro, and 9 Pro XL, I've used a Pixel as my personal phone and my primary camera since 2017, taking over 10,000 photos in the process. For years, my Pixel phone's camera was near flawless, at least compared to everything else on the market. It took clear, accurate, and well-detailed photos in every situation. Darkness or light, in movement or steady, up-close or far away, zoomed-in or ultrawide, it did everything I wanted it to. And I used it to capture stunning photos again, and again, and again. So when I say I'm getting sick and tired of this one issue with my Pixel 9 Pro XL's camera, you should know that I'm saying this out of love, not hate. And out of a growing frustration with the Pixel's propensity to suck every color and warm tone out of my pics in certain situations, leaving me with a bland, lifeless photo that is nothing like the real scene that my eyes are seeing. Let me show you some examples. Are you happy with your Pixel 9 Pro's photos? 0 votes Yes. I love the photos it takes! NaN % Kinda. Sometimes it gets things right, sometimes it fails. NaN % Not really. I was expecting so much more from this cam. NaN % Where the Pixel camera is failing me, repeatedly C. Scott Brown / Android Authority The Pixel camera's post-processing has leaned heavily towards desaturated, closer-to-reality photos for years now, and this was the reason many of us fell in love with it in the first place. We didn't want the over-saturated effect of Samsung's camera, or the over-processed nature of many other cams that were trying too hard to compensate for bad optics or bad processing algorithms. In its pursuit to capture the most balanced photo, though, Google has slowly left behind accuracy. Or reality, to be honest. I've been noticing this for years now, but my Pixel 9 Pro XL is the biggest culprit. I see it mostly in dark, warm environments. Cozy restaurants, dark airplanes, yellowish/reddish indoors. Anything that veers towards the warmer spectre of color is where my Pixel decides to even out the white balance no matter what, and thus strip all the color out of the photo. In its pursuit of the most balanced photo, Google has slowly left behind accuracy or reality. This is very obvious to me when I see pics captured with a Motion Photo. The short video is all warm and full of color; the still photo, in contrast, is cold and sometimes lifeless. Check out this photo of a Ratatouille plushie as an example. The entire still photo is better exposed, but it's also colder and less vibrant. Still from motion photo Final processed image If the example above is not that obvious, here are a couple more. The wooden sculpture shot is the most glaring example. Still from motion photo Final processed image Still from motion photo Final processed image But the most significant difference I notice is with people. I tend to snap pics of my husband in random cozy places, and most of those end up flatter than I ever thought they could. It's as if yellow, orange, and red hues are my Pixel 9 Pro's sworn enemy. It's so sad to see an interesting, lively, beautiful scene turn into a washed-out, over white-balanced snap time and again. It's so sad to see an interesting and lively scene turn into a cold, flat, and washed-out photo. Here's a screen recording showing the issue in action: I start with the cam viewfinder, tap to adjust white balance and exposure, take the photo, open it to see a good result that's similar to what I expected, then, when the 'Processing' is done, the final image is all flat and cold. And here's another screen recording in an underground theatre with lots of red lights. This one ends up way too dark, too, as a side effect of Ultra HDR being enabled (I'll get to this later). And one more. In this case, I didn't even tap to adjust white balance and exposure, to prove that my tap wasn't affecting the shot either. I'm sure we can all agree that the final result is literally nothing like what the original shot was supposed to be. And in every case, I confirm that what I was seeing with my own eyes was closer to the viewfinder preview, and nothing like what the final photo ended up like. Is it just Ultra HDR or…? After noticing this repeatedly happening, I decided to dig in and see if Ultra HDR was messing with these photos. Maybe Google's over-processing was being affected by this zealous HDR or by my phone's display and its ability to show Ultra HDR images. So I tested it again and again, trying the same photos with and without Ultra HDR. The result? It's not the culprit. Here's another screen recording where I snap a photo of my husband with Ultra HDR on, then go and disable it, and snap another photo. Both exhibit the same over-processing flatness and warmth-stripping symptoms that I've talked about earlier; Ultra HDR played no role in making that effect better or worse. And here are the two shots, side by side. Like here, Ultra HDR doesn't make a tangible difference in most cases. With Ultra HDR Without Ultra HDR So, what's the solution? Throughout all this testing, what has annoyed me the most — beyond the fact that my Pixel 9 Pro is stripping photos out of their vibrance and color — is the fact that it's not obeying the white balance and exposure preview. When I tap a specific part of the image to focus there and tell the camera to adjust its settings around this particular area, I expect the preview and end result to be similar. Instead, I see one thing on my screen and get a photo that has nothing to do with it. Google pipes the camera directly to the viewfinder but then applies heavy white balance, HDR, and color processing after you hit the shutter. With no indication of how that final picture will turn out, adjusting your settings via the viewfinder feels essentially useless. The only advantage to tapping on my subject is adjusting the plane of focus, nothing else. I see one thing on my screen, then get a photo that has nothing to do with it. Over the last few weeks, I've tried to adjust white balance before snapping the pic; it didn't do much. I tried editing the photo post-capture to add warmth, but it felt too artificial and unlike what the original shot should've been like, had my Pixel stuck with the viewfinder original colors and white balance. I wanted to try third-party camera apps, but there's still a lot I love about the Pixel Camera app and its processing in most situations that I don't want to give up on. I think the only real solution to this is an update from Google itself, either for the Pixel Camera app or the phone's entire firmware. Clearly, something has gone amiss with the phone's processing powers and it's not doing what it's supposed to do anymore, which is give us true-to-life shots. I haven't tested this on other Pixels, but several Redditors have confirmed this is also an issue on their Pixel 7 and 8 series, too. The ball's in your court, Google. You can't lose one of the biggest selling points of your phones.
Tom's Guide
10-07-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
Too good to be true! Get the Pixel 9 Pro XL for $400 off right now for Prime Day
The beauty of buying a phone from Amazon is that the discounts are instant and you don't have to subscribe to a cell phone plan. For Prime Day 2025, there's a lot I like about the Pixel 9 Pro XL deal which Amazon's offering right now that drops its price from $1,099 to a much more likeable $749 — but that's not the best deal I'm seeing for it. Even though the 32% off discount that Amazon's offering looks good on paper, Mint Mobile actually has a better offer in my opinion. That's because the low-cost wireless carrier has it at an even better price of $699. That's an additional $50 savings over Amazon, but there are still many more reasons why it's one of the best Prime Day phone deals around. Mint Mobile is offering the Pixel 9 Pro XL for $699, which actually beat's Amazon's own offer of $749. Not only are you getting incredible savings, but you'll also be saving bigger thanks to Mint Mobile's unlimited cell phone plan, which comes to about $15/month. This best phone contender is packed with rich AI features and a confident triple camera system that I enjoy using a check: $749 @ Amazon In order to get this deal, you need to port in a number and it needs to be activated on any one of Mint Mobile's unlimited plans. This is an extra step over buying it from Amazon, but you're still getting one of the best deals around because the unlimited plan costs $15/month for 12 months — which comes out to $180 for the entire year. I've used Mint Mobile's service in the past and it's just as reliable as any of the big three wireless providers out there. It's really hard for Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T to compete against what Mint's offering because their comparable unlimited cell phone plans are priced around $60/month. That's a big jump from the $15/month that Mint Mobile is asking for. Out the door, you're looking at a total of $879 plus tax to get the 128GB version of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is still less than the cost of buying it outright. Plus, you only need to wait 60 days from activation to get it unlocked. Once unlocked, you'll be able to use it with just about any other service. What I really love about the Pixel 9 Pro XL is all the new Google AI features it comes with. In my Pixel 9 Pro XL review, I really detail how many of its new generative AI features work well — like Reimagine and Pixel Studio. It also has a competent triple camera system that works incredibly well across different lighting situations. And finally, it's assuring when you know it'll continue to get the latest version of Android thanks to Google's generous 7 years of software support.
Phone Arena
09-07-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
Don't sleep on Amazon's huge $350 Pixel 9 Pro XL Prime Day discount if you're into Android giants!
Even before unveiling the Pixel 10 family next month, Google is selling a lot of great Android phones with solid (at the very least) specifications by 2025 standards and excellent prices (especially during events like Amazon Prime Day). You've got the mid-range Pixel 9a for the search giant's most cash-strapped fans, the (slightly) higher-end Pixel 9 available at an almost shockingly hefty $250 discount from its $799 list price, the even more advanced Pixel 9 Pro at $250 under its regular starting price of $999, a cheaper-than-ever (but still pretty expensive) Pixel 9 Pro Fold, and yes, the non-foldable Pixel 9 Pro XL colossus at a fittingly massive discount of its own. 5G, Unlocked, 128GB Storage, 16GB RAM, Android 15, Google Tensor G4 Processor, 6.8-Inch LTPO OLED Display with 2992 x 1344 Pixel Resolution and 120Hz Refresh Rate Technology, 50 + 48 +48MP Triple Rear-Facing Camera System, 42MP Front-Facing Camera, Gemini Integration, 5,060mAh Battery, Hazel Color, Amazon Prime Membership Required Buy at Amazon If you hurry (and have an Amazon Prime membership), the 6.8-inch Google Pixel 9 Pro XL can be yours for a whopping $350 less than its usual price of $1,099 with 128 gigs of internal storage space. Because this is the only variant marked down by 350 bucks, and at the time of this writing, just one "Hazel" colorway appears to be in stock at that hugely reduced price, there's clearly a good chance this particular Prime Day 2025 deal will go away before the sales event's official July 11 end date. And that's before we get into other state-of-the-art specs and features like a triple rear-facing camera system composed of a primary 50MP snapper and two different 48MP sensors, as well as a 42MP front-facing camera, not to mention the aforementioned 6.8-inch LTPO OLED screen equipped with 120Hz refresh rate technology and a peak brightness of 3000 nits. At 221 grams, the Pixel 9 Pro XL is pretty bulky (and it obviously doesn't come with a built-in S Pen like Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra), but if you think you can live with that, this might be the greatest ultra-high-end phone you can buy for Prime Day 2025, at least from a bang-for-buck perspective. And if you hurry. Secure your connection now at a bargain price! We may earn a commission if you make a purchase This offer is not available in your area.
