Google Announces Pixel 9 Lineup PLUS New Pixel Watch and Pixel Buds!

Google is at it again with it’s annual smart phone refresh. The announcement of the Pixel 9 lineup of phones wasn’t unexpected, but what we were going to get under the hood was. Google continues to drive closer and closer to that premium smart phone range of phones. Software wise, we know that Google has always been at the top of the heap, allowing their mid-tier phones the ability to compete with the latest and greatest from Samsung and Apple. The Pixel 9, however, looks to be the phone Google decides to make a significant hardware improvement to move them more in line with other major companies.

Here are the Canadian timing and prices for the upcoming lineup of Google products:

Pixel 9: Starting at $1,099.00 CAD and available on August 22
Pixel 9 Pro XL: Starting at $1,499.00 CAD and available on August 22
Pixel 9 Pro: Starting at $1,349.00 CAD and available this fall
Pixel 9 Pro Fold: Starting at $2,399.00 CAD and available September 4
Pixel Watch 3: Starting at $479.00 CAD and available September 10
Pixel Buds Pro 2: Starting at $299.00 CAD and available September 26

There are tons of detail on all of these phones over on the Google Keynote Blog but we hope to review one or two of these in the near future so we can provide you all the information you need to make a good purchasing decision. Preorders are open for almost all these product except the Pixel 9 Pro which will be available later this fall.

Two major changes worth noting here are the updates to Android and Gemini made this time around. You can find out more about Gemini here, but here are the higlights:

• Gemini Live is a mobile conversational experience that lets you have free-flowing conversations with Gemini. Want to brainstorm potential jobs that are well-suited to your skillset or degree? Go Live with Gemini and ask about them.
• We’re launching new extensions in the coming weeks, including Keep, Tasks, Utilities and expanded features on YouTube Music. Let’s say you’re hosting a dinner party: Have Gemini dig out that lasagna recipe Jenny sent you in your Gmail, and ask it to add the ingredients to your shopping list in Keep.

Google is also launching a new Pixel Watch and brand new Pixel Buds!