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Now Google has shared 22 reasons to buy the Pixel 9 Pro ahead of its launch. The company will release the Pixel 9 series on August 13. The design of the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold has already been revealed. In the latest revelation, Google has shared a short video that gives you reasons to say goodbye to your current phone and get a new Pixel.
Here are 22 reasons to buy the Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, or the Pixel 9 Pro Fold
It’s interesting the way Google lays this out even before the phones have made their official debut next month. But if you think about it, it makes sense because Google wants to drive hype for its upcoming devices. And a good way to do that is by listing off a bunch of benefits these new devices will give you without actually listing off features. This way, it keeps things under wraps that it wants to be a surprise. At the same time, it gets to hopefully make people more excited about what the new devices will offer.
To achieve this goal, Google’s video shows the outline of one of its new phones. It then displays 22 different “reasons” (features, rather), to buy a Pixel 9 Pro. They include wishing your photo had more scenery, as well as forgetting the movies and forgetting the shows your friends have recommended. Phone calls where you can barely hear the other person, concert videos that look too far away, your toddler looking elsewhere but the camera, scrubbing videos for answers, Gatekeeping, so many emails yet so little time, and screening calls yourself are also all good reasons to buy the Pixel 9 Pro Google says.
The screening calls yourself reason in particular is one that’s actually already available. And it’s probably one of the best uses for AI that Google has implemented into its phones. Because it saves you from having to answer calls from spam callers or someone you just may not want to speak to right now.
Other reasons according to Google include half the family looking at the camera, not capturing the right moment, spending hours on hold, the sky not being right, and the same old memes. There’s also lost in translation, and forgetting what restaurant your friend liked. Additionally, Google mentions awkward photo requests to strangers, mom never being in the pic, photobombers, blurry photos, and writer’s block.
A focus on AI features
Although Google didn’t mention the AI features directly by the names, it’s not difficult to recognize them from the descriptions. For instance, the ‘Not capturing the right moment’ suggests the availability of Best Take, or ‘The sky not being right’ and ‘Photobombers’ may suggest the presence of Magic Eraser. The devices should also support the Unblur feature in Google Photos. ‘Wishing your photo had more scenery’ suggests that Google may offer an image generation capability with the upcoming Pixel phones.
Aside from photography, other aspects such as calling may also benefit from Google AI. For instance, ‘Spending hours on hold’ suggests Hold for Me, and ‘Phone calls where you can barely hear the other person’ suggests Clear Calling.
The ‘So many emails. So little time’ suggests the summarization feature powered by Gemini. There will be more Gemini-powered productivity features such as Help me Write, Ask this video, and more. Lastly, there could be a screenshot feature that lets the phone scan the saved screenshots for certain details like the ‘restaurant your friend liked’ and assist you with the information, which sounds similar to the Windows Recall feature.