Very likely the real reason is pixel 9 pro close cannot handle well or too buggy for what they want to live demo. In last year event before this one, they used a pixel phone to demo Android stuff. Even with Samsung Ultra the live demo failed twice.
Pixel is infamous for hardware and software unstable, and also own chip not close to flagship level.
Yeah their photo taking is good, but other stuff not acceptable
I am seeing a trend here? You posted a negative post on s25 ultra and now the Pixel 9 Pro but don't have either phone??
What gives?
If you like iPhone or any other phone that is not a problem but just posting gloom and doom about two new Android phones seems a bit odd, specially since you don't own them.
Having had a Pixel 8 Pro and S24 Ultra and an s23 Ultra before that and a Pixel 7 Pro before that there is certainly a decent evolution happening on both fronts. Sometimes that evolution is big and sometimes it isn't.
But for your example of the Tensor chip if someone has had any Pixel since the 6 then they would recognize a definite improvement year over year and if they are using a Pixel then comparing it to other phones unless you have another brand by the Pixel side by side you wouldn't notice that the Tensor may not be as fat as other flagship processors.
Google stated they were never going to be in a Benchmark competition and that the NPU and AI features were there primary focus. You could argue the NPU on Tensor isn't as good as Snapdragon but if you ever used a Pixel phone it handles some AI related tasks better than any other phone despite that.
Samsung s25 U went in a direction I am not fond of but the response of most buyers is that it is the best phone they have ever had. Any issues with camera software generally improve after a few updates and the Snapdragon Elite chip is a pretty huge improvement year over year.
All companies producing smartphones that have an established reputation and business model are not making major redesigns and big improvements year over year any more and instead come out with one good design in hardware they keep for a few years and refine year over year until the next big redesign.
So if you want to see huge changes you need to keep whatever you have for 3 years or more and then upgrade and then you will see major changes.
BTW the Tensor is rumored to get the chip fab at TSMC this year for the Pixel 10 and rumors are that chip will be a significant change in performance but who knows? Google just doesn't care about having the fastest processor and a lot of people are very happy despite that. In fact, Google never used the best CPU's in there phones going all the way back to the Nexus days. They have always focused on software and I doubt that will change anytime soon.
Samsung still has the best hardware on any major phone. Period. You may argue that the Chinese brands are superior in hardware and may argue Apple is better but the Chinese brands are still significantly behind in terms of long term software support and market penetration globally or at least in the US. Apple is great for what it is and if you like iOS then your choice has been made.
I feel like you should be free to post whatever you want on these forums and I am not trying to moderate or tell you what to write but your arguments would be a lot more convincing if you actually bought and returned or still owned any of the phones you are complaining about. Posting YouTube videos to justify your opinions don't move the needle much since we all know people say whatever they want o YouTube to get views.
