Washington: Alphabet Inc.'s Google unveiled a new lineup of AI-powered phones and devices at its Made by Google 2024 conference in Mountain View, California. Google's new Pixel phones were announced during the conference, which includes four main models: "Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and the foldable Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
" This series features a number of fundamental improvements, sharper angles, and a more prominent rear camera strip, giving the phones a modern and elegant look. The displays are also up to 35 percent brighter than previous versions, reaching 2,700 nits. The Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL offer a 48MP telephoto camera with up to 5x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom, giving users more flexibility in shooting.
The Pixel 9 series is also equipped with Googles new Tensor G4 chip, which delivers faster performance, greater power efficiency, and up to 1TB of storage, making it an ideal choice for performance enthusiasts. The Gemini smart assistant is integrated by default into all Pixel 9 phones, replacing the traditional Google Assistant. This integration allows users to benefit from advanced artificial intelligence technologies to perform daily tasks and manage personal content in smarter and smoother ways.
It also launched the Gemini Live service, which is a qualitative leap in the world of smart assistants. This service comes to directly compete with the Advanced Voice Mode service launched by OpenAI in ChatGPT. Google also announced the foldable pho.