The Google Pixel 9 holds its own against the more expensive Pro models, with an identical design and the most important Pro specs on board. Should you skip the Pro and get yourself some Peony Pixel 9 love? Absolutely not (sorry Peony, CALL ME!). The Pixel 9 Pro has advantages that justify the price, and more. In fact, depending on how much of a Pixel fan you are, the Pixel 9 Pro may even pay for itself.
Before I get to those advantages, let’s not forget the Pixel 9. It really does have the most important Pro specs, like the same Google Tensor G4 processor. Apple gives its basic iPhone 15 last year’s chipset, but Pro iPhone models get more advanced silicon. Google gives every flagship phone the same engine (so does Samsung, to be fair).
