Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Review: The premium AI flagship [Video]

Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Intro

The Pixel 9 Pro XL feels like the first phone that is truly all-in on AI and the future. It helps that Google has also made it nearly perfect in terms of hardware.

What is not so good is that Google has hiked the price this year, and the Pixel 9 Pro XL now starts at $1,100, closer than ever to the $1,200 price of the iPhone Pro Max model. And it also looks a lot like an iPhone.

But of course, it’s not an iPhone, it’s an AI phone.

Many of the newly announced Google AI features are related to Gemini, including the incredible Gemini Live, which feels almost indistinguishable from talking to a real person. However, that is available on most other Android phones as well, it’s not a Pixel exclusive.

Other AI features like the photo Reimagine tool you can only get on the Pixel and they allow …