From CNET: The Pixel 9 series looks set to arrive much sooner than anticipated, with Google inviting the press to a Pixel hardware event on Aug. 13. The company's Pixel 8 and 8 Pro launched in October last year, but it looks like Google wants to get its phones out before Apple announces its iPhone 16 line. Google's phones all offer solid performance, generous software support and innovative AI-based features while its more recent $499 Pixel 8A pares down some of the specs to come with its more affordable price.
Rumors are still quite patchy, but there are some key bits of information we've been able to glean about the upcoming range, especially after Google's I/O keynote focused so heavily on AI.
Google usually releases its new Pixel devices in October (as was the case with the Pixel 8 series and Pixel 7 series) but the company has officially sent out invites to a Pixel hardware event on Aug. 13. It's not clear why Google has opted to change up its launch dates, but it could well be to get its phones out into the public eye before Apple takes the wraps off its iPhone 16 line, which is expected in September.
A rumor that's persisted since Android Authority published it back in late 2022 is that there'll be three models of the Pixel 9 phone, rather than the usual two. It's expected that we'll still see a base Pixel 9, but there may now be two versions of the flagship Pro range: a large model and a smaller one.
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