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iPhone 15 Pro Max vs. Google's New Pixel 9 Pro XL
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Just imagine how many of that extraordinary priced devices Apple would sell, if there would be a crowd of competitors selling iOS-compatible devices starting at 250 bucks... 🤣
I never understand the point in comparing a 2024 phone to a 2023 iphone,..this seems to happen every year Macrumors? Compare it to the iPhone 16 Pro Max in 3 weeks..
Have to compare it to something since the pixel is out and new iPhone is not
I’m sure those will come as well
I usually always have an android phone on hand. Combination of good promos and working for a phone company.
True but this is nothing to praise. This is a bare minimum requirement.
Saying the hardware “looks premium” isn’t really enough.
Does the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL have comparable speakers?
Battery life?
GPS work reliably?
As someone who used to be ALL in team pixel these are some of the reasons I switched to iPhone and I would love a reasonably unbiased view of if Google has actually created hardware that can compete with the iPhone. There are little hardware details that Apple seems to almost always nail and Google will miss. I realize these are not exciting things to talk about. But I frankly do not care about AI before making sure that my phone can nail the basics. Google has a track record of missing the basics when it comes to hardware in really inconsistent ways (ie they will be good at something one generation and regress the next).
I say this as someone who used a Galaxy Nexus through Pixel 3 XL. I love Android. But I’m not returning until I know for sure Google has figured out how to prioritize making a good phone.
Does the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL have comparable speakers?
Battery life?
GPS work reliably?
As someone who used to be ALL in team pixel these are some of the reasons I switched to iPhone and I would love a reasonably unbiased view of if Google has actually created hardware that can compete with the iPhone. There are little hardware details that Apple seems to almost always nail and Google will miss. I realize these are not exciting things to talk about. But I frankly do not care about AI before making sure that my phone can nail the basics. Google has a track record of missing the basics when it comes to hardware in really inconsistent ways (ie they will be good at something one generation and regress the next).
I say this as someone who used a Galaxy Nexus through Pixel 3 XL. I love Android. But I’m not returning until I know for sure Google has figured out how to prioritize making a good phone.
A few people are saying their P9 has better reception than their S24 or iPhone 15 Pro, that's something positive for Pixel.
I get what you're saying about Google Search, it seems to be getting progressively worse. I heard that they deliberately gimped it to make you have to enter multiple attempts at search criteria so that you see more ads! Product suicide if so.
However, their other apps are brilliant. I have a MacBook Pro, and a Pixel 8, and they seamlessly integrate via all the Google web apps, which are all free, unless you need more cloud storage. E.g. Photos, Keep Notes, Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Maps, etc etc. I take a photo on my phone, it automatically uploads it to the Photos app on the cloud, which I can open on my Mac, boom. And so on for all the apps. I use Chrome, of course, and it keeps me logged into my user account across all these apps, so don't have to log in ever unless I log out.
It's quite frankly, just brilliant, and dare I say it....
It just works.
It just works.
Plus... when you get a call from an unknown number, a Screen Caller button pops up, and you can press it without even picking up the phone. It then silently reads a script which types out on your screen, telling the caller that this call is being screened, so please state who you are etc. If it is a spammer, they will simply hang up, and remove you from their spamming list. If it is someone you actually want to talk to, they will start saying who they are, which silently types out on your screen, at which point you can pick up the call if you want.
At that point, I always get this bewildered comment asking what that was all about, so I explain it to the then stunned iPhone owner, who can only dream of such a feature on their phone.
I hope that answers your question
Thanks for trying to respond but you weren’t clear on which phone does what.It just works.
Plus... when you get a call from an unknown number, a Screen Caller button pops up, and you can press it without even picking up the phone. It then silently reads a script which types out on your screen, telling the caller that this call is being screened, so please state who you are etc. If it is a spammer, they will simply hang up, and remove you from their spamming list. If it is someone you actually want to talk to, they will start saying who they are, which silently types out on your screen, at which point you can pick up the call if you want.
At that point, I always get this bewildered comment asking what that was all about, so I explain it to the then stunned iPhone owner, who can only dream of such a feature on their phone.
I hope that answers your question
It’s okay to ignore someone when they respond to your post like that.
google beating apple to new AI devices? pixel peeps been runnin AI since the P2. EVERYONE else, including Samsung, is playing ketchup.
Apple is planning to unveil its new iPhone 16 models in September, but Google decided to move its usual October smartphone announcement to August, beating Apple to new AI-powered devices. We picked up Google's new Pixel 9 Pro XL and thought we'd compare it to the iPhone 15 Pro Max since we don't have an iPhone 16 to pit against it just yet.
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Design wise, the Pixel 9 Pro XL has an iPhone look and feel, and Google has done a lot better matching software with a high-end smartphone design. The Pixel 9 Pro XL has a more premium design than prior Pixel models, and this is the first time that Google has done two "Pro" models like Apple. Google didn't use titanium and instead opted for stainless steel for the chassis, so the Pixel 9 Pro is bulkier and heavier than the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Google has adopted a unique camera design for the Pixel series, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL has a camera bar with a triple-lens setup. There's a 50-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 48-megapixel telephoto lens (with 5x zoom like the iPhone 15 Pro Max), and a 48-megapixel ultra wide lens, pixel binned to 12-megapixels.
That last camera is what we're expecting to see for the iPhone 16 Pro models, with Apple planning to adopt a 48-megapixel Ultra Wide camera that does better in low light. Right now, the iPhone 15 Pro models only have a 12-megapixel Ultra Wide camera. Pixel binning means that multiple pixels are combined to create a better image without a larger image size.
We're going to save a full camera comparison for when the iPhone 16 Pro Max launches, but the Pixel 9 Pro XL is taking incredible photos, which is to be expected from any premium smartphone these days.
All of the Pixel 9 smartphones have a whole host of AI features, some of which Apple can't yet match with Apple Intelligence. There's a "Reimagine" feature for adding AI objects into existing photos, which Apple has no plan to adopt. When the new Pixel phones first came out, reviewers were able to do things like add dead bodies, bombs, and blood into their images, but Google has shut that down. Google also tweaked its Pixel Studio image generation app to prevent people from using it to do things like create Nazi versions of Elmo.
Other image capabilities include "Add Me" for putting an extra person into an image (AI artifacts included), Video Boost for improving video content, and Zoom Enhance for digital zooming in further than the 5x optical zoom with enhanced clarity.
Google added Call Notes, which is essentially identical to the call recording option Apple introduced in the iOS 18.1 beta. You can record a phone call and get a transcription of what was said. The Pixel Weather app offers an AI roundup of local current and upcoming conditions, which is useful, and there's a surprisingly nice Screenshots app.
If you screenshot an article or a website, the Pixel 9 will remember where the screenshot came from and it can bring you back to that website later. It doesn't work within apps, unfortunately, but it's still nice to have.
With Gemini integrated into the Pixel 9 models instead of Google Assistant, you can have live conversations with an AI. It's definitely weird to have a chat with your phone, and that may be something that never really catches on. Plus it costs extra money because you'll need the premium version of Gemini. Overall, the Gemini integration is better with context and is more helpful than before, so it will be interesting to see how it compares to the revamped version of Siri that Apple is working on.
We'll come back to the Pixel 9 Pro XL later in 2024 and 2025 to see if Apple is able to match the feature set both with the iPhone 16 models and with future Apple Intelligence capabilities.
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How is Apple resting on design when Google and Samsung have both copied it for their latest phones? Also the UI touches Apple implements are much better though out.
Apple has been running machine learning for years. And was the the first phone with an NPU.
Is it possible to enroll more than one fingerprint?
If so, try enrolling the same finger twice as Finger 1 and Finger 2.
I did this on my MBP in hopes of lessening rejections. I haven’t tested this scientifically, but I can’t recall the last time it failed to read.
I'm talking about the Google Pixel 8, which I own. I used iPhones for 10 years, and switched to the Pixel last year after a couple of friends showed me some of their features.