Leaked prices suggest the Pixel 9 Pro could cost the same as the Pixel 8 Pro – but there’s a catch
We’re now just days away from the Google Pixel 9 series launch on August 13, but as usual, it seems almost everything about these phones has now leaked. One of the few things we’re not entirely sure about at this point is pricing, but now that’s leaked too – at least for the Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro XL.
According to a Reddit post with a screenshot of pricing at T-Mobile (spotted by GSMArena), the Google Pixel 9 Pro will start at $999.99. That’s the same starting price as the Pixel 8 Pro, and while we don’t have pricing for other regions, if that price is correct, there’s a good chance it’ll be the same elsewhere too, meaning we could be looking at £999 / AU$1,699.
While that sounds like good news, we’d like to point out that the Pixel 9 Pro is reportedly a much smaller phone than the Pixel 8 Pro. The latter is 6.7-inches, while the former only has a 6.3-inch screen, according to leaks.
An XL price for an XL phone
The actual successor to the Pixel 8 Pro is the Pixel 9 Pro XL, which is said to have a roughly 6.7-inch screen and starts at $1,199, according to this price list. So we could essentially be looking at a $200 price increase over the 8 Pro (there was no Pro XL model last year).
Again, there are no pricing details for other regions, but based on pricing for other configurations of the Pixel 8 Pro, this could equate to around £1,199 / AU$1,999.
There’s a bit of confusion here, as both the 256GB and 512GB models of the Pixel 9 Pro XL are listed with a price tag of $1,199, so we’d take this listing with a grain of salt. However, according to leaker Roland Quandt, one of Google’s pre-order offers sells a 512GB model for the price of a 256GB model, so that’s likely the case here.
This deal might mitigate the rumored price hike somewhat, but it’s still a hefty increase. Whether the Pixel 9 Pro XL will be worth such a price hike remains to be seen, but we’ll find out very soon – stay tuned to TechRadar for all the last-minute leaks and to see our coverage of the launch event and our impressions of the Pixel 9 range on August 13.
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