Special Offer: How to Pre-Order the New Google Pixel 9, Plus Get a $200 Gift Card

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On Tuesday (Aug. 13), Google introduced a fresh lineup of smartphones that features AI and a more advanced camera. The Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL and Pixel Pro Fold are packed with upgrades including camera enhancements, AI technology and a better weather app.

Pixel 9 has a sleeker design than its predecessor, updated finishes with “a silky matte glass back and polished metal sides for a distinctly premium feel,” per Google.

The phones are equipped with Super Actua display screens — Google’s brightest to date — a 42 MP camera with new features such as “Add Me,” an editing tool that uses “augmented reality, and AI algorithms that allow you to snap photos and add yourself in them. The battery lasts for more than 24 hours (up to 100 hours in Extreme Power Saver mode).

Pixel Screenshots, another new feature, helps you organize and save screenshots, plus Pixel 9 offers access to Gemini Live, Google’s AI assistant.

Pixel Weather App also got an update. The weather app now features Gemini Nano technology to generate “custom AI” weather reports.

According to Google, Pixel 9 has an “elegant, sculpted” silhouette with “more rounded corners” than previous iterations, flat glass on the front and back, and new size options. It’s thinner design is constructed with recycled aluminum making for a lighter feel in your hand and for the first time ever, Pixel 9 is available in two sizes: 6.3-inches (Pixel 9 Pro) and 6.8-inches (Pixel 9 Pro XL).

The Pixel 9 ($799) is available in porcelain, hazel, peony and wintergreen. Pixel 9 Pro ($999) and Pixel 9 Pro XL ($1,099) are available in porcelain, obsidian, hazel and rose quartz. Pre-order the Pixel 9 bundle at Amazon to save up to 16% off and receive a gift card worth up to $200.

Pixel Pro Fold ($1,799), Google’s first foldable phone, features a new “fluid-friction” hinge that opens to 180 degrees. In addition to new phones, Google debuted the redesigned Pixel Buds Pro and Pixel Watch 3, now available in two new sizes to compliment the Pixel 9.

Pixel 9 is available for pre-order at major retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy and the Google Shop. The phones will be released on Aug. 22 and Sept. 4.